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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

郎 láng
gentleman, young man; husband
radical 163 ⾢ · 9 strokes
中 zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Ch
radical 2 ⼁ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “companions”

WordPinyinMeaning
俦 (儔)chóucomrades; friends

Related words

Other words that share a character with 郎中.

WordPinyinMeaning
女郎nǚ lángyoung 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 lángbridegroom; groom
法郎fǎ lángfranc; 个 (gè)
伴郎bàn lángbest man; groomsman
其中qí zhōngamong; in
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
中央zhōng yāngcentral; 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.

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