Chinese symbol for “companions”
郎中
láng zhōng
doctor (Chinese medicine); ancient official title; companions (respectful)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for companions is 郎中 (láng zhōng), defined as: doctor (Chinese medicine); ancient official title; companions (respectful).
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
中 zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Ch
radical 2 ⼁ · 4 strokes
Other Chinese words for “companions”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 俦 (儔) | chóu | comrades; friends |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 郎中.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 女郎 | nǚ láng | young woman; maiden |
| 侍郎 | shì láng | (Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards; (also an official title in earlier dynasties) |
| 新郎 | xīn láng | bridegroom; groom |
| 法郎 | fǎ láng | franc; 个 (gè) |
| 伴郎 | bàn láng | best man; groomsman |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among; in |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center; heart; core |
| 中央 | zhōng yāng | central; middle |
See also: Japanese symbol for “companions”.
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.