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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “amulet”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 护身符.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保护 (保護) | bǎo hù | to protect; to defend |
| 维护 (維護) | wéi hù | to defend; to safeguard |
| 护士 (護士) | hù shi | nurse |
| 辩护 (辯護) | biàn hù | to speak in defense of; to argue in favor of |
| 护照 (護照) | hù zhào | passport; measure word: 本 (běn), 个 (gè) |
| 庇护 (庇護) | bì hù | to shelter; to protect; to provide refuge; (law) asylum |
| 身体 (身體) | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body; at hand |
| 符合 | fú hé | in 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.