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Chinese symbol for “guardian”

监护人
jiān hù rén
Traditional: 監護人
guardian

The closest CC-CEDICT match for guardian is 监护人 (jiān hù rén), defined as: guardian.

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

监 jiān
to supervise, to direct, to control; to inspect; prison, jail
radical 108 ⽫ · 10 strokes
护 hù
to defend, to guard, to protect; shelter; endorse
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “guardian”

WordPinyinMeaning
卫士 (衛士)wèi shìguardian; defender
保护人 (保護人)bǎo hù rénguardian; carer

Related words

Other words that share a character with 监护人.

WordPinyinMeaning
监督 (監督)jiān dūto supervise; to oversee; to inspect
监狱 (監獄)jiān yùprison
监管 (監管)jiān guǎnto oversee; to take charge of
监控 (監控)jiān kòngto monitor
监视 (監視)jiān shìto monitor; to keep a close watch over
监察 (監察)jiān cháto supervise; to control
保护 (保護)bǎo hùto protect; to defend
维护 (維護)wéi hùto defend; to safeguard
人民rén mínthe people

See also: Japanese symbol for “guardian”.

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.