Chinese symbol for “defender”
捍卫者
hàn wèi zhě
Traditional: 捍衛者
defender (usu. of sth abstract such as people's rights or a government policy)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for defender is 捍卫者 (hàn wèi zhě), defined as: defender (usu. of sth abstract such as people's rights or a government policy).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “defender”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辩护人 (辯護人) | biàn hù rén | defender; defending counsel |
| 守卫者 (守衛者) | shǒu wèi zhě | defender; a guard |
| 辩护士 (辯護士) | biàn hù shì | defender; apologist |
| 卫士 (衛士) | wèi shì | guardian; defender |
| 防守者 | fáng shǒu zhě | defender |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 捍卫者.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捍卫 (捍衛) | hàn wèi | to defend; to uphold; to safeguard |
| 卫生 (衛生) | wèi shēng | hygienic; sanitary; hygiene; sanitation |
| 卫星 (衛星) | wèi xīng | (aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon |
| 保卫 (保衛) | bǎo wèi | to defend; to safeguard |
| 卫视 (衛視) | wèi shì | satellite TV (abbr. for 卫星电视 (wèi xīng diàn shì)) |
| 防卫 (防衛) | fáng wèi | to defend; defensive |
| 记者 (記者) | jì zhě | reporter; journalist; 个 (gè) |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or; possibly; maybe; perhaps |
See also: Japanese symbol for “defender”.
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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