Chinese symbol for “saint”
圣徒
shèng tú
Traditional: 聖徒
saint
The closest CC-CEDICT match for saint is 圣徒 (shèng tú), defined as: 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 “saint”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圣人 (聖人) | shèng rén | sage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius) |
| 圣者 (聖者) | shèng zhě | holy one; saint |
| 至人 | zhì rén | fully realized human being; sage; saint |
| 活菩萨 (活菩薩) | huó pú sà | a living Buddha; fig. compassionate person |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 圣徒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 神圣 (神聖) | shén shèng | divine; hallow |
| 圣人 (聖人) | shèng rén | sage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius) |
| 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 |
| 信徒 | xìn tú | believer |
| 教徒 | jiào tú | disciple; follower of a religion |
See also: Japanese symbol for “saint”.
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.