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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

战 zhàn
war, fighting, battle
radical 62 ⼽ · 9 strokes
士 shì
scholar, gentleman; soldier
radical 33 ⼠ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “fighter”

WordPinyinMeaning
战斗机 (戰鬥機)zhàn dòu jīfighter (aircraft)
战斗者 (戰鬥者)zhàn dòu zhěfighter
壮士 (壯士)zhuàng shìhero; fighter

Related words

Other words that share a character with 战士.

WordPinyinMeaning
战争 (戰爭)zhàn zhēngwar; conflict; 场 (cháng),次 (cì)
战略 (戰略)zhàn lüèstrategy
战斗 (戰鬥)zhàn dòuto fight; to engage in combat
挑战 (挑戰)tiǎo zhànto challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge
作战 (作戰)zuò zhàncombat; to fight
人士rén shìperson; figure
博士bó shìdoctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade
士兵shì bīngsoldier; 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.

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