Chinese symbol for “medal”
勋章
xūn zhāng
Traditional: 勛章
medal; decoration
The closest CC-CEDICT match for medal is 勋章 (xūn zhāng), defined as: medal; decoration.
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 “medal”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奖章 (獎章) | jiǎng zhāng | medal; measure word: 枚 (méi) |
| 奖牌 (獎牌) | jiǎng pái | medal (awarded as a prize) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 勋章.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 功勋 (功勳) | gōng xūn | meritorious service; distinguished contribution; achievement of great merit |
| 勋爵 (勳爵) | xūn jué | Lord (UK hereditary nobility); UK life peer |
| 授勋 (授勛) | shòu xūn | to award an honor |
| 元勋 (元勛) | yuán xūn | leading light; founding father |
| 文章 | wén zhāng | article; essay |
| 宪章 (憲章) | xiàn zhāng | charter |
| 章程 | zhāng chéng | rules; regulations |
| 章节 (章節) | zhāng jié | chapter; section |
See also: Japanese symbol for “medal”.
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.