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Chinese symbol for “circus”

马戏团
mǎ xì tuán
Traditional: 馬戲團
circus

The closest CC-CEDICT match for circus is 马戏团 (mǎ xì tuán), defined as: circus.

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

马 mǎ
horse; surname
radical 187 ⾺ · 3 strokes
戏 xì
play, show, theater
radical 62 ⼽ · 6 strokes
团 tuán
sphere, circle, ball; mass, lump; group, regiment; to gather
radical 31 ⼞ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “circus”

WordPinyinMeaning
马戏 (馬戲)mǎ xìcircus

Related words

Other words that share a character with 马戏团.

WordPinyinMeaning
马上 (馬上)mǎ shàngat once; right away
马克 (馬克)mǎ kèmark (monetary unit)
马路 (馬路)mǎ lùstreet; road
人马 (人馬)rén mǎmen and horses; troops
骑马 (騎馬)qí mǎto ride a horse
宝马 (寶馬)bǎo mǎprecious horse
游戏 (遊戲)yóu xìgame (场 (chǎng)); to play
戏剧 (戲劇)xì jùa drama; a play; theater; script of a play
集团 (集團)jí tuángroup; bloc

See also: Japanese symbol for “circus”.

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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