Chinese symbol for “sage”
圣人
shèng rén
Traditional: 聖人
sage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius); (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty; (religion) saint
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sage is 圣人 (shèng rén), defined as: sage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius); (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty; (religion) saint.
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
Other Chinese words for “sage”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 智者 | zhì zhě | sage; wise man |
| 圣贤 (聖賢) | shèng xián | a sage; wise and holy man |
| 贤能 (賢能) | xián néng | sage |
| 圣君 (聖君) | shèng jūn | sage |
| 鼠尾草 | shǔ wěi cǎo | sage (Salvia officinalis) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 圣人.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 神圣 (神聖) | shén shèng | divine; hallow |
| 圣母 (聖母) | shèng mǔ | goddess |
| 圣地 (聖地) | shèng dì | holy land (of a religion); sacred place |
| 圣殿 (聖殿) | shèng diàn | temple |
| 圣战 (聖戰) | shèng zhàn | Holy war; jihad |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 人们 (人們) | rén men | people |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sage”.
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.