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Chinese symbol for “apostle”

使徒
shǐ tú
apostle

The closest CC-CEDICT match for apostle is 使徒 (shǐ tú), defined as: apostle.

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

使 shǐ
cause, mission, orders; envoy, messenger, ambassador
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes
徒 tú
disciple, follower; only, merely; in vain
radical 60 ⼻ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 使徒.

WordPinyinMeaning
使用shǐ yòngto use; to employ
即使jí shǐeven if; even though
使得shǐ deusable; serviceable; feasible; workable; doable
大使dà shǐambassador; envoy
天使tiān shǐangel
行使xíng shǐto exercise (a right etc)
信徒xìn túbeliever
教徒jiào túdisciple; follower of a religion

See also: Japanese symbol for “apostle”.

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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