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Chinese symbol for “postdoc”

博士后
bó shì hòu
Traditional: 博士後
postdoc; postdoctoral fellow

The closest CC-CEDICT match for postdoc is 博士后 (bó shì hòu), defined as: postdoc; postdoctoral fellow.

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
后 hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “postdoc”

WordPinyinMeaning
博后 (博後)bó hòupostdoc; postdoctoral fellow (abbr. for 博士后 (bó shì hòu))
超博士chāo bó shì(Tw) postdoc; postdoctoral fellow

Related words

Other words that share a character with 博士后.

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)
最后 (最後)zuì hòufinal; last; ultimate; finally; in the end

See also: Japanese symbol for “postdoc”.

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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