Chinese symbol for “astronaut”
宇航员
yǔ háng yuán
Traditional: 宇航員
astronaut
The closest CC-CEDICT match for astronaut is 宇航员 (yǔ háng yuán), defined as: astronaut.
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 “astronaut”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 宇航员.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宇宙 | yǔ zhòu | universe; cosmos; space |
| 庙宇 (廟宇) | miào yǔ | temple |
| 楼宇 (樓宇) | lóu yǔ | building |
| 宇航 | yǔ háng | space flight |
| 宇宙飞船 (宇宙飛船) | yǔ zhòu fēi chuán | spaceship; spacecraft |
| 航空 | háng kōng | aviation |
| 航班 | háng bān | (scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing |
| 航线 (航線) | háng xiàn | air or shipping route |
| 委员会 (委員會) | wěi yuán huì | committee; commission |
See also: Japanese symbol for “astronaut”.
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.