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Chinese symbol for “colonel”

陆军上校
lù jūn shàng xiào
Traditional: 陸軍上校
colonel

The closest CC-CEDICT match for colonel is 陆军上校 (lù jūn shàng xiào), defined as: colonel.

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

陆 lù
land, continent; six (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)
radical 170 ⾩ · 7 strokes
军 jūn
army, military; soldiers, troops
radical 14 ⼍ · 6 strokes
上 shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes
校 xiào
school; military field officer
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “colonel”

WordPinyinMeaning
上校shàng xiàohigh ranking officer in Chinese army; colonel

Related words

Other words that share a character with 陆军上校.

WordPinyinMeaning
大陆 (大陸)dà lùcontinent; mainland; 块 (kuài)
陆续 (陸續)lù xùin turn; successively
登陆 (登陸)dēng lùto land; to come ashore
陆军 (陸軍)lù jūnarmy; ground forces
陆地 (陸地)lù dìdry land (as opposed to the sea)
内陆 (內陸)nèi lùinland; interior
军队 (軍隊)jūn duìarmed forces; troops; measure word: 支 (zhī)
军事 (軍事)jūn shìmilitary affairs; (attributive) military
以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned
学校 (學校)xué xiàoschool; measure word: 所 (suǒ)

See also: Japanese symbol for “colonel”.

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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