Chinese symbol for “fighter”
战士
zhàn shì
Traditional: 戰士
fighter; soldier; warrior; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fighter is 战士 (zhàn shì), defined as: fighter; soldier; warrior; 个 (gè).
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 “fighter”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 战斗机 (戰鬥機) | zhàn dòu jī | fighter (aircraft) |
| 战斗者 (戰鬥者) | zhàn dòu zhě | fighter |
| 壮士 (壯士) | zhuàng shì | hero; fighter |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 战士.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 战争 (戰爭) | zhàn zhēng | war; conflict; 场 (cháng),次 (cì) |
| 战略 (戰略) | zhàn lüè | strategy |
| 战斗 (戰鬥) | zhàn dòu | to fight; to engage in combat |
| 挑战 (挑戰) | tiǎo zhàn | to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge |
| 作战 (作戰) | zuò zhàn | combat; to fight |
| 人士 | rén shì | person; figure |
| 博士 | bó shì | doctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade |
| 士兵 | shì bīng | soldier; 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fighter”.
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.