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Chinese symbol for “nursery”

托儿所
tuō ér suǒ
Traditional: 托兒所
nursery

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nursery is 托儿所 (tuō ér suǒ), defined as: nursery.

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

托 tuō
to raise, to support; to entrust, to rely on
radical 64 ⼿ · 6 strokes
儿 ér
son, child
radical 10 ⼉ · 2 strokes
所 suǒ
place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
radical 63 ⼾ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “nursery”

WordPinyinMeaning
保育院bǎo yù yuànorphanage; nursery

Related words

Other words that share a character with 托儿所.

WordPinyinMeaning
委托 (委託)wěi tuōto entrust; to trust
拜托 (拜託)bài tuōto request sb to do sth; please!
摩托车 (摩托車)mó tuō chē(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle; 辆 (liàng),部 (bù)
依托 (依託)yī tuōto rely on; to depend on
信托 (信託)xìn tuōto entrust; trust bond (finance)
摩托mó tuō(loanword) motor; (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle (abbr. for 摩托车 (mó tuō chē))
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
女儿 (女兒)nǚ érdaughter
所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result

See also: Japanese symbol for “nursery”.

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.