Chinese symbol for “combat”
作战
zuò zhàn
Traditional: 作戰
combat; to fight
The closest CC-CEDICT match for combat is 作战 (zuò zhàn), defined as: combat; to fight.
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 “combat”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 搏 | bó | to fight; to combat |
| 防制 | fáng zhì | (Tw) to combat (bullying, money laundering etc); to counter |
| 防堵 | fáng dǔ | to prevent; to combat |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 作战.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 作为 (作為) | zuò wéi | one's conduct; deed |
| 合作 | hé zuò | to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together |
| 作品 | zuò pǐn | work (of art); opus |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | to act on; to affect; action; function; activity |
| 制作 (製作) | zhì zuò | to make; to manufacture |
| 战争 (戰爭) | zhàn zhēng | war; conflict; 场 (cháng),次 (cì) |
| 战略 (戰略) | zhàn lüè | strategy |
See also: Japanese symbol for “combat”.
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.