Chinese symbol for “shepherd”
牧羊人
mù yáng rén
shepherd
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shepherd is 牧羊人 (mù yáng rén), defined as: shepherd.
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
Other Chinese words for “shepherd”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牧人 | mù rén | shepherd; pastor |
| 牧羊 | mù yáng | to raise sheep; shepherd |
| 放羊娃 | fàng yáng wá | shepherd; shepherd boy |
| 牧羊者 | mù yáng zhě | shepherd |
| 监牧 (監牧) | jiān mù | shepherd; Tang dynasty official with responsibility for animal husbandry |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 牧羊人.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牧师 (牧師) | mù shī | chaplain; churchman |
| 牧场 (牧場) | mù chǎng | pasture; grazing land |
| 游牧 (遊牧) | yóu mù | nomadic; to move about in search of pasture |
| 畜牧 | xù mù | to raise animals |
| 牧民 | mù mín | herdsman |
| 牧区 (牧區) | mù qū | grazing land; pasture |
| 山羊 | shān yáng | goat; (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse |
| 羊毛 | yáng máo | wool; fleece |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “shepherd”.
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.