Chinese symbol for “friar”

修道士

xiū dào shì

friar; frater

The closest CC-CEDICT match for friar is 修道士 (xiū dào shì), defined as: friar; frater.

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

修 xiū

to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate

radical 9 ⼈ · 10 strokes

道 dào

method, way; path, road

radical 162 ⾡ · 13 strokes

士 shì

scholar, gentleman; soldier

radical 33 ⼠ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 修道士.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
修改	xiū gǎi	to amend; to alter
维修 (維修)	wéi xiū	maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
修正	xiū zhèng	to revise; to amend; to rectify
修复 (修復)	xiū fù	to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
修订 (修訂)	xiū dìng	to revise
修建	xiū jiàn	to build; to construct
知道	zhī dào	to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
报道 (報道)	bào dào	to report (news); report
人士	rén shì	person; figure

See also: Japanese symbol for “friar”.

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.