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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “knight”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爵士 | jué shì | knight; Sir |
| 大侠 (大俠) | dà xiá | knight; swordsman |
| 封爵 | fēng jué | to 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.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骑兵 (騎兵) | qí bīng | cavalry |
| 骑马 (騎馬) | qí mǎ | to ride a horse |
| 骑车 (騎車) | qí chē | to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle) |
| 骑行 (騎行) | qí xíng | to ride (a bicycle, horse, motorbike etc); cycling; horseback riding; motorbike riding |
| 骑手 (騎手) | qí shǒu | horse rider; equestrian |
| 人士 | rén shì | person; figure |
| 博士 | bó shì | doctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade |
| 士兵 | shì bīng | soldier; 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.