Chinese symbol for “crucifix”
十字架
shí zì jià
cross; crucifix; yoke one has to endure
The closest CC-CEDICT match for crucifix is 十字架 (shí zì jià), defined as: cross; crucifix; yoke one has to endure.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “crucifix”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 十字架.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 十分 | shí fēn | very; completely |
| 十五 | shí wǔ | fifteen; 15 |
| 十八 | shí bā | eighteen; 18 |
| 十九 | shí jiǔ | nineteen; 19 |
| 十二 | shí èr | twelve; 12 |
| 二十 | èr shí | twenty; 20 |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 数字 (數字) | shù zì | numeral; digit |
| 绑架 (綁架) | bǎng jià | to kidnap; to abduct |
See also: Japanese symbol for “crucifix”.
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.