Chinese symbol for “bodhi”
菩提
pú tí
bodhi (Sanskrit); enlightenment (Buddhism)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bodhi is 菩提 (pú tí), defined as: bodhi (Sanskrit); enlightenment (Buddhism).
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 菩提.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 菩萨 (菩薩) | pú sà | (Buddhism) bodhisattva |
| 菩提树 (菩提樹) | pú tí shù | peepul (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; sacred fig |
| 活菩萨 (活菩薩) | huó pú sà | a living Buddha; fig. compassionate person |
| 泥菩萨 (泥菩薩) | ní pú sà | clay Bodhisattva |
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer; to supply |
| 提出 | tí chū | to raise (an issue); to propose |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise; to increase |
| 提升 | tí shēng | to promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bodhi”.
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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