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Chinese symbol for “goalkeeper”

守门员
shǒu mén yuán
Traditional: 守門員
goalkeeper

The closest CC-CEDICT match for goalkeeper is 守门员 (shǒu mén yuán), defined as: goalkeeper.

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

守 shǒu
to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait
radical 40 ⼧ · 6 strokes
门 mén
gate, door, entrance, opening
radical 169 ⾨ · 3 strokes
员 yuán
employee; member; personnel, staff
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “goalkeeper”

WordPinyinMeaning
门将 (門將)mén jiàngofficial gatekeeper; goalkeeper (soccer, hockey etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 守门员.

WordPinyinMeaning
遵守zūn shǒuto comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
保守bǎo shǒuconservative; to guard
守护 (守護)shǒu hùto guard; to protect
防守fáng shǒuto defend; to protect (against)
坚守 (堅守)jiān shǒuto hold fast to; to stick to
守卫 (守衛)shǒu wèito guard; to defend
部门 (部門)bù méndepartment; branch
专门 (專門)zhuān ménspecialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose)
委员会 (委員會)wěi yuán huìcommittee; commission

See also: Japanese symbol for “goalkeeper”.

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.