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Chinese symbol for “buddha”

浮屠
fú tú
Buddha; Buddhist stupa (transliteration of Pali thupo)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for buddha is 浮屠 (fú tú), defined as: Buddha; Buddhist stupa (transliteration of Pali thupo).

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

浮 fú
to drift, to float; mobile, temporary, unstable; reckless
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes
屠 tú
to butcher, to slaughter; massacre
radical 44 ⼫ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “buddha”

WordPinyinMeaning
大圣 (大聖)dà shènggreat sage; mahatma

Related words

Other words that share a character with 浮屠.

WordPinyinMeaning
浮现 (浮現)fú xiàn(of a thought or image) to come to mind; (of a smile etc) to appear (on sb's face)
浮动 (浮動)fú dòngto drift about; to move unsteadily; (fig.) to fluctuate; to rise and fall; to be changeable
漂浮piāo fúto float; to hover
悬浮 (懸浮)xuán fúto float (in the air etc); suspension
浮雕fú diāorelief sculpture
浮夸 (浮誇)fú kuāto exaggerate; to be boastful
屠杀 (屠殺)tú shāto massacre; to slaughter
大屠杀 (大屠殺)dà tú shāmassacre; mass slaughter

See also: Japanese symbol for “buddha”.

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.