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Chinese symbol for “amulet”

护身符
hù shēn fú
Traditional: 護身符
amulet; protective talisman; charm

The closest CC-CEDICT match for amulet is 护身符 (hù shēn fú), defined as: amulet; protective talisman; charm.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

护 hù
to defend, to guard, to protect; shelter; endorse
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
身 shēn
body, torso; person; pregnancy
radical 158 ⾝ · 7 strokes
符 fú
amulet, charm; mark, tag; to correspond to
radical 118 ⽵ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “amulet”

WordPinyinMeaning
符咒fú zhòucharm; amulet (religious object conferring blessing)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 护身符.

WordPinyinMeaning
保护 (保護)bǎo hùto protect; to defend
维护 (維護)wéi hùto defend; to safeguard
护士 (護士)hù shinurse
辩护 (辯護)biàn hùto speak in defense of; to argue in favor of
护照 (護照)hù zhàopassport; measure word: 本 (běn), 个 (gè)
庇护 (庇護)bì hùto shelter; to protect; to provide refuge; (law) asylum
身体 (身體)shēn tǐthe body; one's health
身上shēn shangon the body; at hand
符合fú héin accordance with; to agree with; to conform to; to meet (a requirement); (physics) coincidence

See also: Japanese symbol for “amulet”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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