Chinese symbol for “soldiers”
兵
bīng
soldiers; a force; an army; weapons
The closest CC-CEDICT match for soldiers is 兵 (bīng), defined as: soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military.
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 “soldiers”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 兵.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 士兵 | shì bīng | soldier; 个 (gè) |
| 步兵 | bù bīng | infantry; foot |
| 民兵 | mín bīng | people's militia; militia |
| 兵团 (兵團) | bīng tuán | large military unit; formation |
| 骑兵 (騎兵) | qí bīng | cavalry |
| 兵力 | bīng lì | military strength; armed forces |
See also: Japanese symbol for “soldiers”.
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.