Chinese symbol for “bachelor”
单身汉
dān shēn hàn
Traditional: 單身漢
bachelor; single man
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bachelor is 单身汉 (dān shēn hàn), defined as: bachelor; single man.
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 “bachelor”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 王老五 | wáng lǎo wǔ | bachelor (lit. fifth child of the Wangs) |
| 士 | shì | member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old) |
| 光棍儿 (光棍兒) | guāng gùn r | bachelor; single man (erhua form of 光棍 (guāng gùn)) |
| 光棍 | guāng gùn | gangster; hoodlum; bachelor; single man |
| 鳏夫 (鰥夫) | guān fū | old wifeless man; bachelor; widower |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 单身汉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 单位 (單位) | dān wèi | unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole) |
| 简单 (簡單) | jiǎn dān | simple; not complicated |
| 名单 (名單) | míng dān | list of names |
| 单独 (單獨) | dān dú | alone; by oneself |
| 单纯 (單純) | dān chún | simple; pure |
| 单一 (單一) | dān yī | single; only |
| 身体 (身體) | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body; at hand |
| 汉字 (漢字) | hàn zì | Chinese character(s) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bachelor”.
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.