Chinese symbol for “native”
土人
tǔ rén
native; aborigine; clay figure
The closest CC-CEDICT match for native is 土人 (tǔ rén), defined as: native; aborigine; clay figure.
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
Other Chinese words for “native”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人氏 | rén shì | native; person from a particular place |
| 本土 | běn tǔ | one's native country; native |
| 原生 | yuán shēng | original; primary |
| 固有 | gù yǒu | intrinsic to sth; inherent |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 土人.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 土地 | tǔ dì | land; soil |
| 领土 (領土) | lǐng tǔ | territory |
| 本土 | běn tǔ | one's native country; native |
| 土壤 | tǔ rǎng | soil |
| 国土 (國土) | guó tǔ | country's territory; national land |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 人们 (人們) | rén men | people |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “native”.
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.