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Chinese symbol for “quarterback”

四分卫
sì fēn wèi
Traditional: 四分衛
quarterback (QB) (American football)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for quarterback is 四分卫 (sì fēn wèi), defined as: quarterback (QB) (American football).

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

四 sì
four
radical 31 ⼞ · 5 strokes
分 fēn
to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
radical 18 ⼑ · 4 strokes
卫 wèi
to guard, to protect, to defend
radical 26 ⼙ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 四分卫.

WordPinyinMeaning
四大sì dàthe four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debate
四处 (四處)sì chùall over the place; everywhere and all directions
四周sì zhōuall around
十四shí sìfourteen; 14
四十sì shíforty; 40
四季sì jìfour seasons, namely: spring 春 (chūn), summer 夏 (xià), autumn 秋 (qiū) and winter 冬 (dōng)
部分bù fenpart; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
分析fēn xīto analyze; analysis
卫生 (衛生)wèi shēnghygienic; sanitary; hygiene; sanitation

See also: Japanese symbol for “quarterback”.

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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