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Chinese symbol for “angel”

天使
tiān shǐ
angel

The closest CC-CEDICT match for angel is 天使 (tiān shǐ), defined as: angel.

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

天 tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
radical 37 ⼤ · 4 strokes
使 shǐ
cause, mission, orders; envoy, messenger, ambassador
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “angel”

WordPinyinMeaning
安琪儿 (安琪兒)ān qí érangel (loanword)
安吉尔 (安吉爾)ān jí ěrangel (loanword)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 天使.

WordPinyinMeaning
今天jīn tiāntoday; the present time; now
每天měi tiānevery day
明天míng tiāntomorrow
几天 (幾天)jǐ tiānseveral days
昨天zuó tiānyesterday
天下tiān xiàland under heaven; the whole world
使用shǐ yòngto use; to employ
即使jí shǐeven if; even though

See also: Japanese symbol for “angel”.

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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