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Chinese symbol for “sergeant”

沙展
shā zhǎn
sergeant (loanword)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sergeant is 沙展 (shā zhǎn), defined as: sergeant (loanword).

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

沙 shā
sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes
展 zhǎn
to open, to unfold; to extend, to stretch
radical 44 ⼫ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “sergeant”

WordPinyinMeaning
排长 (排長)pái zhǎngplatoon leader; sergeant
二级士官 (二級士官)èr jí shì guānsergeant

Related words

Other words that share a character with 沙展.

WordPinyinMeaning
沙漠shā mòdesert; 个 (gè)
金沙jīn shāgold dust; salted egg yolk sauce
沙发 (沙發)shā fā(loanword) sofa (条 (tiáo),张 (zhāng)); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
沙滩 (沙灘)shā tānbeach; sandy shore
沙龙 (沙龍)shā lóngsalon (loanword)
沙皇shā huángczar (loanword)
发展 (發展)fā zhǎndevelopment; growth
开展 (開展)kāi zhǎnto launch; to develop

See also: Japanese symbol for “sergeant”.

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.