Chinese symbol for “nun”
出家人
chū jiā rén
monk; nun (Buddhist or Daoist)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for nun is 出家人 (chū jiā rén), defined as: monk; nun (Buddhist or Daoist).
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 “nun”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 姑 | gū | paternal aunt; husband's sister |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 出家人.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出现 (出現) | chū xiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up |
| 出来 (出來) | chū lái | to come out; to appear |
| 提出 | tí chū | to raise (an issue); to propose |
| 指出 | zhǐ chū | to indicate; to point out |
| 出版 | chū bǎn | to publish |
| 国家 (國家) | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng | family; household; 户 (hù) |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “nun”.
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.