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Chinese symbol for “passport”

护照
hù zhào
Traditional: 護照
passport; measure word: 本 (běn), 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for passport is 护照 (hù zhào), defined as: passport; measure word: 本 (běn), 个 (gè).

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

护 hù
to defend, to guard, to protect; shelter; endorse
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
照 zhào
to shine, to reflect, to illuminate
radical 86 ⽕ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “passport”

WordPinyinMeaning
通关文牒 (通關文牒)tōng guān wén diépassport

Related words

Other words that share a character with 护照.

WordPinyinMeaning
保护 (保護)bǎo hùto protect; to defend
维护 (維護)wéi hùto defend; to safeguard
护士 (護士)hù shinurse
辩护 (辯護)biàn hùto speak in defense of; to argue in favor of
庇护 (庇護)bì hùto shelter; to protect; to provide refuge; (law) asylum
照片zhào piànphotograph; 张 (zhāng),幅 (fú)
按照àn zhàoaccording to; in accordance with; on the basis of
照顾 (照顧)zhào guto take care of; to show consideration

See also: Japanese symbol for “passport”.

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.