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Chinese symbol for “commoners”

匹夫匹妇
pǐ fū pǐ fù
Traditional: 匹夫匹婦
(idiom) ordinary people; commoners

The closest CC-CEDICT match for commoners is 匹夫匹妇 (pǐ fū pǐ fù), defined as: (idiom) ordinary people; commoners.

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

匹 pǐ
bolt of cloth; mate, one of a pair; measure word for horses
radical 23 ⼖ · 4 strokes
夫 fū
man, husband; worker; those
radical 37 ⼤ · 4 strokes
匹
匹 pǐ
bolt of cloth; mate, one of a pair; measure word for horses
radical 23 ⼖ · 4 strokes
妇 fù
married woman; wife
radical 38 ⼥ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 匹夫匹妇.

WordPinyinMeaning
匹配pǐ pèito mate or marry; to match
马匹 (馬匹)mǎ pǐhorse
匹敌 (匹敵)pǐ díto be equal to; to be well-matched
单枪匹马 (單槍匹馬)dān qiāng pǐ mǎ(idiom) single-handed; on one's own
布匹bù pǐcloth (by the yard)
阿司匹林ā sī pǐ lín(loanword) aspirin
丈夫zhàng fuhusband
夫人fū renlady; madam
妇女 (婦女)fù nǚwoman

See also: Japanese symbol for “commoners”.

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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