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Chinese symbol for “phd”

博士学位
bó shì xué wèi
Traditional: 博士學位
doctoral degree; PhD

The closest CC-CEDICT match for phd is 博士学位 (bó shì xué wèi), defined as: doctoral degree; PhD.

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

博 bó
to gamble, to play games; to win; rich, plentiful, extensive; wide, br
radical 24 ⼗ · 12 strokes
士 shì
scholar, gentleman; soldier
radical 33 ⼠ · 3 strokes
学 xué
learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology
radical 39 ⼦ · 8 strokes
位 wèi
seat, throne; rank, status; position, location
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “phd”

WordPinyinMeaning
哲学博士 (哲學博士)zhé xué bó shìDoctor of Philosophy; PhD

Related words

Other words that share a character with 博士学位.

WordPinyinMeaning
博士bó shìdoctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade
博物馆 (博物館)bó wù guǎnmuseum
博客bó kè(loanword) a blog; a blogger
微博wēi bómicroblogging; microblog
赌博 (賭博)dǔ bóto gamble
博览会 (博覽會)bó lǎn huìan exposition; an international fair
人士rén shìperson; figure
士兵shì bīngsoldier; 个 (gè)
学生 (學生)xué shengstudent; schoolchild
单位 (單位)dān wèiunit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole)

See also: Japanese symbol for “phd”.

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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