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Chinese symbol for “knight”

骑士
qí shì
Traditional: 騎士
knight; cavalier; (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for knight is 骑士 (qí shì), defined as: knight; cavalier; (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc).

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

骑 qí
to ride, to mount; cavalry
radical 187 ⾺ · 11 strokes
士 shì
scholar, gentleman; soldier
radical 33 ⼠ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “knight”

WordPinyinMeaning
爵士jué shìknight; Sir
大侠 (大俠)dà xiáknight; swordsman
封爵fēng juéto confer a title; to ennoble
㐷 (傌)mǎ(Chinese chess) horse; knight (on the red side)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 骑士.

WordPinyinMeaning
骑兵 (騎兵)qí bīngcavalry
骑马 (騎馬)qí mǎto ride a horse
骑车 (騎車)qí chēto ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle)
骑行 (騎行)qí xíngto ride (a bicycle, horse, motorbike etc); cycling; horseback riding; motorbike riding
骑手 (騎手)qí shǒuhorse rider; equestrian
人士rén shìperson; figure
博士bó shìdoctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade
士兵shì bīngsoldier; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “knight”.

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.

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