Chinese symbol for “bystanders”
旁人
páng rén
other people; bystanders; onlookers; outsiders
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bystanders is 旁人 (páng rén), defined as: other people; bystanders; onlookers; outsiders.
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 旁人.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旁边 (旁邊) | páng biān | side; adjacent place |
| 一旁 | yī páng | aside; to the side of |
| 旁听 (旁聽) | páng tīng | to sit in on (proceedings); to be present at a meeting as an observer |
| 路旁 | lù páng | roadside |
| 旁观者 (旁觀者) | páng guān zhě | observer; spectator |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 人们 (人們) | rén men | people |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bystanders”.
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.