Chinese symbol for “shaman”
萨满
sà mǎn
Traditional: 薩滿
(loanword) shaman
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shaman is 萨满 (sà mǎn), defined as: (loanword) shaman.
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 “shaman”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 萨满.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 菩萨 (菩薩) | pú sà | (Buddhism) bodhisattva |
| 披萨 (披薩) | pī sà | (loanword) pizza |
| 比萨 (比薩) | bǐ sà | (loanword) pizza |
| 萨斯 (薩斯) | sà sī | SARS; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| 比萨饼 (比薩餅) | bǐ sà bǐng | pizza (loanword); 张 (zhāng) |
| 萨克斯 (薩克斯) | sà kè sī | sax; saxophone |
| 满足 (滿足) | mǎn zú | to satisfy; to meet (the needs of) |
| 充满 (充滿) | chōng mǎn | full of; brimming with |
See also: Japanese symbol for “shaman”.
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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