Chinese symbol for “garrison”
守备
shǒu bèi
Traditional: 守備
to garrison; to stand guard; on garrison duty
The closest CC-CEDICT match for garrison is 守备 (shǒu bèi), defined as: to garrison; to stand guard; on garrison duty.
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 “garrison”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戍 | shù | garrison |
| 镇 (鎮) | zhèn | to press down; to calm |
| 屯戍 | tún shù | to garrison; to defend (a frontier); soldier garrisoned at a frontier |
| 驻扎 (駐紮) | zhù zhā | to station; to garrison (troops) |
| 驻军 (駐軍) | zhù jūn | to station or garrison troops; garrison |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 守备.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遵守 | zūn shǒu | to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) |
| 保守 | bǎo shǒu | conservative; to guard |
| 守护 (守護) | shǒu hù | to guard; to protect |
| 防守 | fáng shǒu | to defend; to protect (against) |
| 坚守 (堅守) | jiān shǒu | to hold fast to; to stick to |
| 守卫 (守衛) | shǒu wèi | to guard; to defend |
| 准备 (準備) | zhǔn bèi | preparation; to prepare |
| 设备 (設備) | shè bèi | equipment; facilities; installations |
See also: Japanese symbol for “garrison”.
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.