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Chinese symbol for “detachment”

支队
zhī duì
Traditional: 支隊
detachment (of troops)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for detachment is 支队 (zhī duì), defined as: detachment (of troops).

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

支 zhī
to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)
radical 65 ⽀ · 4 strokes
队 duì
team, group, band, army unit; measure word for groups of people
radical 170 ⾩ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 支队.

WordPinyinMeaning
支持zhī chíto be in favor of; to support
支付zhī fùto pay (money)
支援zhī yuánto provide assistance; to support
支撑 (支撐)zhī chēngto prop up; to support
支出zhī chūto spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure
支持者zhī chí zhěsupporter
军队 (軍隊)jūn duìarmed forces; troops; measure word: 支 (zhī)
部队 (部隊)bù duìarmy; armed forces

See also: Japanese symbol for “detachment”.

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.