Chinese symbol for “bus”
巴士
bā shì
bus (loanword); motor coach
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bus is 巴士 (bā shì), defined as: bus (loanword); motor coach.
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
Other Chinese words for “bus”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公车 (公車) | gōng chē | bus; abbr. for 公共汽车 (gōng gòng qì chē) |
| 公共汽车 (公共汽車) | gōng gòng qì chē | bus; 辆 (liàng),班 (bān) |
| 汽车 (汽車) | qì chē | car; automobile |
| 客车 (客車) | kè chē | coach; bus |
| 母线 (母線) | mǔ xiàn | generating line; generatrix (in geometry) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 巴士.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鸡巴 (雞巴) | jī ba | dick; penis (vulgar) |
| 嘴巴 | zuǐ ba | mouth (张 (zhāng)); slap in the face |
| 尾巴 | wěi ba | tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5] |
| 下巴 | xià ba | chin |
| 巴巴 | bā bā | (suffix) very; extremely |
| 人士 | rén shì | person; figure |
| 博士 | bó shì | doctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade |
| 士兵 | shì bīng | soldier; 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bus”.
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.