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Chinese symbol for “believer”

信徒
xìn tú
believer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for believer is 信徒 (xìn tú), defined as: believer.

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

信 xìn
to trust, to believe; letter, sign
radical 9 ⼈ · 9 strokes
徒 tú
disciple, follower; only, merely; in vain
radical 60 ⼻ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “believer”

WordPinyinMeaning
信仰者xìn yǎng zhěbeliever
徒tú(bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 骗徒 (piàn tú) "swindler" or 叛徒 (pàn tú) "traitor" etc); (bound form) on foot
信神者xìn shén zhěa believer

Related words

Other words that share a character with 信徒.

WordPinyinMeaning
信息xìn xīinformation; news; message
相信xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
信号 (信號)xìn hàosignal
信仰xìn yǎngto believe in (a religion); firm belief
信任xìn rènto trust; to have confidence in
信心xìn xīnconfidence; faith (in sb or sth)
教徒jiào túdisciple; follower of a religion
徒刑tú xíngprison sentence

See also: Japanese symbol for “believer”.

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.