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Chinese symbol for “lifeguard”

救生员
jiù shēng yuán
Traditional: 救生員
lifeguard

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lifeguard is 救生员 (jiù shēng yuán), defined as: lifeguard.

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

救 jiù
aid, help; to rescue, to save
radical 66 ⽁ · 11 strokes
生 shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
radical 100 ⽣ · 5 strokes
员 yuán
employee; member; personnel, staff
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 救生员.

WordPinyinMeaning
拯救zhěng jiùto save; to rescue
救援jiù yuánto save; to support
救助jiù zhùto help sb in trouble; aid
抢救 (搶救)qiǎng jiùto rescue
挽救wǎn jiùto save; to remedy
救济 (救濟)jiù jìemergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods
发生 (發生)fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises")
生活shēng huóto live; life
委员会 (委員會)wěi yuán huìcommittee; commission

See also: Japanese symbol for “lifeguard”.

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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