Chinese symbol for “battalion”
营
yíng
Traditional: 營
camp; barracks; battalion; to build
The closest CC-CEDICT match for battalion is 营 (yíng), defined as: camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 营.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 经营 (經營) | jīng yíng | to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate |
| 运营 (運營) | yùn yíng | to be in operation; to do business |
| 营业 (營業) | yíng yè | to do business; to trade |
| 营销 (營銷) | yíng xiāo | marketing |
| 营养 (營養) | yíng yǎng | nutrition; nourishment |
| 营运 (營運) | yíng yùn | running; operation (of airport, bus service, business etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “battalion”.
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.