Chinese symbol for “ninja”

忍者

rěn zhě

ninja

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ninja is 忍者 (rěn zhě), defined as: ninja.

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

忍 rěn

to endure, to bear, to suffer, to tolerate

radical 61 ⼼ · 7 strokes

者 zhě

that which; they who; those who

radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 忍者.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
忍不住	rěn bu zhù	cannot help; unable to bear
残忍 (殘忍)	cán rěn	cruel; merciless; ruthless
忍受	rěn shòu	to bear; to endure
容忍	róng rěn	to put up with; to tolerate
忍耐	rěn nài	to endure; to put up with; to exercise patience
不忍	bù rěn	cannot bear to
记者 (記者)	jì zhě	reporter; journalist; 个 (gè)
或者	huò zhě	or; possibly; maybe; perhaps

See also: Japanese symbol for “ninja”.

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.