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Chinese symbol for “sniper”

狙击手
jū jī shǒu
Traditional: 狙擊手
sniper; marksman

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sniper is 狙击手 (jū jī shǒu), defined as: sniper; marksman.

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

狙 jū
monkey, ape; to spy, to watch for; to lie in ambush
radical 94 ⽝ · 8 strokes
击 jī
to strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fight
radical 17 ⼐ · 5 strokes
手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 狙击手.

WordPinyinMeaning
狙击 (狙擊)jū jīto snipe (shoot from hiding)
狙刺jū cìto stab from hiding
猵狙piàn jūmythical beast similar to an ape with dog's head
攻击 (攻擊)gōng jīto attack; to accuse
打击 (打擊)dǎ jīto hit; to strike
袭击 (襲擊)xí jīattack (esp. surprise attack); raid
冲击 (沖擊)chōng jīvariant of 冲击 (chōng jī)
射击 (射擊)shè jīto shoot; to fire (a gun)
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)

See also: Japanese symbol for “sniper”.

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.