Chinese symbol for “nurse”
护士
hù shi
Traditional: 護士
nurse
The closest CC-CEDICT match for nurse is 护士 (hù shi), defined as: nurse.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “nurse”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 护理 (護理) | hù lǐ | to nurse; to care for |
| 看护 (看護) | kān hù | to nurse; to look after |
| 护理师 (護理師) | hù lǐ shī | nurse |
| 哺乳 | bǔ rǔ | breastfeeding; to suckle |
| 疗养 (療養) | liáo yǎng | to get well; to heal |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 护士.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保护 (保護) | bǎo hù | to protect; to defend |
| 维护 (維護) | wéi hù | to defend; to safeguard |
| 辩护 (辯護) | biàn hù | to speak in defense of; to argue in favor of |
| 护照 (護照) | hù zhào | passport; measure word: 本 (běn), 个 (gè) |
| 庇护 (庇護) | bì hù | to shelter; to protect; to provide refuge; (law) asylum |
| 人士 | rén shì | person; figure |
| 博士 | bó shì | doctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade |
| 士兵 | shì bīng | soldier; 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “nurse”.
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.