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Chinese symbol for “naturalist”

博物学家
bó wù xué jiā
Traditional: 博物學家
naturalist (expert in natural history)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for naturalist is 博物学家 (bó wù xué jiā), defined as: naturalist (expert in natural history).

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

博 bó
to gamble, to play games; to win; rich, plentiful, extensive; wide, br
radical 24 ⼗ · 12 strokes
物 wù
thing, substance, matter; creature
radical 93 ⽜ · 8 strokes
学 xué
learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology
radical 39 ⼦ · 8 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 博物学家.

WordPinyinMeaning
博士bó shìdoctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade
博物馆 (博物館)bó wù guǎnmuseum
博客bó kè(loanword) a blog; a blogger
微博wēi bómicroblogging; microblog
赌博 (賭博)dǔ bóto gamble
博览会 (博覽會)bó lǎn huìan exposition; an international fair
人物rén wùperson; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc)
动物 (動物)dòng wùanimal
学生 (學生)xué shengstudent; schoolchild
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “naturalist”.

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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