Chinese symbol for “cavalry”
骑兵
qí bīng
Traditional: 騎兵
cavalry
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cavalry is 骑兵 (qí bīng), defined as: cavalry.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “cavalry”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 马队 (馬隊) | mǎ duì | cavalry; caravan of horses carrying goods |
| 铁马 (鐵馬) | tiě mǎ | armored horse; cavalry |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 骑兵.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骑士 (騎士) | qí shì | knight; cavalier; (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc) |
| 骑马 (騎馬) | qí mǎ | to ride a horse |
| 骑车 (騎車) | qí chē | to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle) |
| 骑行 (騎行) | qí xíng | to ride (a bicycle, horse, motorbike etc); cycling; horseback riding; motorbike riding |
| 骑手 (騎手) | qí shǒu | horse rider; equestrian |
| 士兵 | shì bīng | soldier; 个 (gè) |
| 步兵 | bù bīng | infantry; foot |
| 民兵 | mín bīng | people's militia; militia |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cavalry”.
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.