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Chinese symbol for “bushman”

布须曼人
bù xū màn rén
Traditional: 布須曼人
bushman (African ethnic group)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bushman is 布须曼人 (bù xū màn rén), defined as: bushman (African ethnic group).

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

布 bù
cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread
radical 50 ⼱ · 5 strokes
须 xū
beard; must; necessary
radical 181 ⾴ · 9 strokes
曼 màn
long, extended, vast; beautiful
radical 73 ⽈ · 11 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 布须曼人.

WordPinyinMeaning
发布 (發佈)fā bùvariant of 发布 (fā bù)
宣布 (宣佈)xuān bùvariant of 宣布 (xuān bù)
公布 (公佈)gōng bùvariant of 公布 (gōng bù)
必须 (必須)bì xūmust; to have to
无须 (無須)wú xūneed not; not obliged to
须要 (須要)xū yàomust; have to
须知 (須知)xū zhīkey information; instructions
胡须 (鬍鬚)hú xūbeard; measure word: 根 (gēn), 绺 (liǔ)
罗曼史 (羅曼史)luó màn shǐromance (loanword); love affair
人民rén mínthe people

See also: Japanese symbol for “bushman”.

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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