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Chinese symbol for “nomadic”

游牧
yóu mù
Traditional: 遊牧
nomadic; to move about in search of pasture; to rove around as a nomad

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nomadic is 游牧 (yóu mù), defined as: nomadic; to move about in search of pasture; to rove around as a nomad.

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

游 yóu
to wander, to travel, to tour, to roam
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes
牧 mù
shepherd; to tend cattle
radical 93 ⽜ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “nomadic”

WordPinyinMeaning
流浪liú làngto drift about; to wander

Related words

Other words that share a character with 游牧.

WordPinyinMeaning
游戏 (遊戲)yóu xìgame (场 (chǎng)); to play
旅游 (旅遊)lǚ yóutrip; journey
游行 (遊行)yóu xíngto march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration
游客 (遊客)yóu kètraveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player
游泳yóu yǒngswimming; to swim
下游xià yóulower reaches (of a river); lower level
牧师 (牧師)mù shīchaplain; churchman
牧场 (牧場)mù chǎngpasture; grazing land

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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