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Chinese symbol for “escort”

护送
hù sòng
Traditional: 護送
to escort; to accompany

The closest CC-CEDICT match for escort is 护送 (hù sòng), defined as: to escort; to accompany.

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

护 hù
to defend, to guard, to protect; shelter; endorse
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
送 sòng
to see off, to send off, to dispatch; to give
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “escort”

WordPinyinMeaning
押运 (押運)yā yùnto escort (goods or funds); to convey under guard
簇拥 (簇擁)cù yōngto crowd around; to escort
伴舞bàn wǔto be a dancing partner to sb; to perform as a backup dancer
押运员 (押運員)yā yùn yuánsupercargo (in maritime law); agent responsible for goods

Related words

Other words that share a character with 护送.

WordPinyinMeaning
保护 (保護)bǎo hùto protect; to defend
维护 (維護)wéi hùto defend; to safeguard
护士 (護士)hù shinurse
辩护 (辯護)biàn hùto speak in defense of; to argue in favor of
护照 (護照)hù zhàopassport; measure word: 本 (běn), 个 (gè)
庇护 (庇護)bì hùto shelter; to protect; to provide refuge; (law) asylum
送给 (送給)sòng gěito send; to give as a present
发送 (發送)fā sòngto transmit; to dispatch

See also: Japanese symbol for “escort”.

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.