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Chinese symbol for “midwife”

助产士
zhù chǎn shì
Traditional: 助產士
midwife

The closest CC-CEDICT match for midwife is 助产士 (zhù chǎn shì), defined as: midwife.

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

助 zhù
to help, to aid, to assist
radical 19 ⼒ · 7 strokes
产 chǎn
to give birth, to bring forth, to produce
radical 8 ⼇ · 6 strokes
士 shì
scholar, gentleman; soldier
radical 33 ⼠ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “midwife”

WordPinyinMeaning
产婆 (產婆)chǎn pómidwife
接生婆jiē shēng pómidwife
稳婆 (穩婆)wěn pómidwife (old term)
收生婆shōu shēng pómidwife
老娘lǎo niángmy old mother; I, this old woman

Related words

Other words that share a character with 助产士.

WordPinyinMeaning
帮助 (幫助)bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist
协助 (協助)xié zhùto provide assistance; to aid
援助yuán zhùto help; to support
资助 (資助)zī zhùto subsidize; to provide financial aid
助理zhù lǐassistant
辅助 (輔助)fǔ zhùto assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary
生产 (生產)shēng chǎnto produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child
产品 (產品)chǎn pǐngoods; merchandise
人士rén shìperson; figure

See also: Japanese symbol for “midwife”.

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.