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Chinese symbol for “seminary”

神学院
shén xué yuàn
Traditional: 神學院
seminary

The closest CC-CEDICT match for seminary is 神学院 (shén xué yuàn), defined as: seminary.

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

神 shén
god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
radical 113 ⽰ · 10 strokes
学 xué
learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology
radical 39 ⼦ · 8 strokes
院 yuàn
court, yard, courtyard; school
radical 170 ⾩ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “seminary”

WordPinyinMeaning
修院xiū yuànseminary (Christian college)
神学研究所 (神學研究所)shén xué yán jiū suǒseminary

Related words

Other words that share a character with 神学院.

WordPinyinMeaning
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery
女神nǚ shéngoddess; nymph
神经 (神經)shén jīngnerve; mental state
神话 (神話)shén huàlegend; fairy tale
学生 (學生)xué shengstudent; schoolchild
大学 (大學)dà xuéuniversity; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ)
学校 (學校)xué xiàoschool; measure word: 所 (suǒ)
医院 (醫院)yī yuànhospital; measure word: 所 (suǒ), 家 (jiā), 座 (zuò)

See also: Japanese symbol for “seminary”.

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.