Chinese symbol for “parson”
牧师
mù shī
Traditional: 牧師
chaplain; churchman; clergyman; parson
The closest CC-CEDICT match for parson is 牧师 (mù shī), defined as: chaplain; churchman; clergyman; parson; pastor; priest.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 牧师.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牧场 (牧場) | mù chǎng | pasture; grazing land |
| 游牧 (遊牧) | yóu mù | nomadic; to move about in search of pasture |
| 畜牧 | xù mù | to raise animals |
| 牧民 | mù mín | herdsman |
| 牧区 (牧區) | mù qū | grazing land; pasture |
| 老师 (老師) | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 教师 (教師) | jiào shī | teacher; 个 (gè) |
| 律师 (律師) | lǜ shī | lawyer |
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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