Chinese symbol for “jailer”
狱卒
yù zú
Traditional: 獄卒
jailer (old)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for jailer is 狱卒 (yù zú), defined as: jailer (old).
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 “jailer”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牢头 (牢頭) | láo tóu | jailer (old) |
| 牢子 | láo zǐ | jailer (old) |
| 狱吏 (獄吏) | yù lì | prison guard; jailer (old) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 狱卒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 监狱 (監獄) | jiān yù | prison |
| 地狱 (地獄) | dì yù | hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka; (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive |
| 入狱 (入獄) | rù yù | to go to jail; to be sent to prison |
| 出狱 (出獄) | chū yù | to be released from prison |
| 越狱 (越獄) | yuè yù | to break out of prison; to jailbreak (an iOS device etc) |
| 炼狱 (煉獄) | liàn yù | purgatory |
| 士卒 | shì zú | soldier; private (army) |
| 无名小卒 (無名小卒) | wú míng xiǎo zú | insignificant soldier (idiom); a nobody |
See also: Japanese symbol for “jailer”.
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