Chinese symbol for “cadet”

入伍生

rù wǔ shēng

newly enlisted officer student; cadet

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cadet is 入伍生 (rù wǔ shēng), defined as: newly enlisted officer student; cadet.

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

入 rù

to enter, to come in; to join

radical 11 ⼊ · 2 strokes

伍 wǔ

five, company of five; troops

radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

生 shēng

life, lifetime; birth; growth

radical 100 ⽣ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 入伍生.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
进入 (進入)	jìn rù	to enter; to go into
加入	jiā rù	to become a member; to join
收入	shōu rù	to take in; income
投入	tóu rù	to throw into; to put into
深入	shēn rù	to penetrate deeply; thorough
输入 (輸入)	shū rù	to import; to input
队伍 (隊伍)	duì wǔ	troops; army; ranks; contingent; force; staff; team
退伍	tuì wǔ	to be discharged from military service
发生 (發生)	fā shēng	to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises")

See also: Japanese symbol for “cadet”.

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.