Chinese symbol for “disciple”
弟子
dì zǐ
disciple; follower
The closest CC-CEDICT match for disciple is 弟子 (dì zǐ), defined as: disciple; follower.
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
Other Chinese words for “disciple”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 教徒 | jiào tú | disciple; follower of a religion |
| 徒 | tú | (bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 骗徒 (piàn tú) "swindler" or 叛徒 (pàn tú) "traitor" etc); (bound form) on foot |
| 门人 (門人) | mén rén | disciple; follower |
| 门徒 (門徒) | mén tú | disciple |
| 门生 (門生) | mén shēng | disciple; student (of a famous master) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 弟子.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兄弟 | xiōng dì | brothers; younger brother |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother; 个 (gè),位 (wèi) |
| 徒弟 | tú dì | apprentice; disciple |
| 弟兄 | dì xiong | brothers; comrade |
| 小弟 | xiǎo dì | little brother; I, your little brother (humble) |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “disciple”.
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.