Chinese symbol for “lackey”
马前卒
mǎ qián zú
Traditional: 馬前卒
lackey; errand boy; lit. runner before a carriage
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lackey is 马前卒 (mǎ qián zú), defined as: lackey; errand boy; lit. runner before a carriage.
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 “lackey”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狗腿 | gǒu tuǐ | lackey; henchman |
| 走狗 | zǒu gǒu | hunting dog; hound |
| 爪牙 | zhǎo yá | pawn; lackey |
| 碎催 | suì cuī | lackey |
| 哈巴狗 | hǎ bā gǒu | pekingese (dog); (fig.) sycophant |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 马前卒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 马上 (馬上) | mǎ shàng | at once; right away |
| 马克 (馬克) | mǎ kè | mark (monetary unit) |
| 马路 (馬路) | mǎ lù | street; road |
| 人马 (人馬) | rén mǎ | men and horses; troops |
| 骑马 (騎馬) | qí mǎ | to ride a horse |
| 宝马 (寶馬) | bǎo mǎ | precious horse |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time; currently |
| 之前 | zhī qián | before; prior to |
| 狱卒 (獄卒) | yù zú | jailer (old) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lackey”.
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.