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Chinese symbol for “caboose”

守车
shǒu chē
Traditional: 守車
guard's van (on train); caboose

The closest CC-CEDICT match for caboose is 守车 (shǒu chē), defined as: guard's van (on train); caboose.

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

守 shǒu
to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait
radical 40 ⼧ · 6 strokes
车 chē
cart, vehicle; to move in a cart
radical 159 ⾞ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 守车.

WordPinyinMeaning
遵守zūn shǒuto comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
保守bǎo shǒuconservative; to guard
守护 (守護)shǒu hùto guard; to protect
防守fáng shǒuto defend; to protect (against)
坚守 (堅守)jiān shǒuto hold fast to; to stick to
守卫 (守衛)shǒu wèito guard; to defend
汽车 (汽車)qì chēcar; automobile
车辆 (車輛)chē liàngvehicle

See also: Japanese symbol for “caboose”.

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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