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Chinese symbol for “commando”

特种兵
tè zhǒng bīng
Traditional: 特種兵
commando; special forces soldier

The closest CC-CEDICT match for commando is 特种兵 (tè zhǒng bīng), defined as: commando; special forces soldier.

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

特 tè
special, unique, distinguished
radical 93 ⽜ · 10 strokes
种 zhǒng
race, kind, breed; seed; to plant
radical 115 ⽲ · 9 strokes
兵 bīng
soldier; troops, an army; warlike
radical 12 ⼋ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “commando”

WordPinyinMeaning
突击队员 (突擊隊員)tū jī duì yuáncommando
别动队 (別動隊)bié dòng duìspecial detachment; commando

Related words

Other words that share a character with 特种兵.

WordPinyinMeaning
特别 (特別)tè biéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly
特色tè sèa characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality
特殊tè shūspecial; particular
特点 (特點)tè diǎncharacteristic; trait; feature
特征 (特徵)tè zhēngcharacteristic; diagnostic property
特定tè dìngspecial; specific; designated; particular
这种 (這種)zhè zhǒngthis kind of
一种 (一種)yī zhǒngone kind of; one type of
士兵shì bīngsoldier; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “commando”.

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.