Chinese symbol for “subdue”
制服
zhì fú
to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status
The closest CC-CEDICT match for subdue is 制服 (zhì fú), defined as: to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status; uniform (army, party, school etc); livery (for company employees).
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 “subdue”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 收服 | shōu fú | to subdue; to force to capitulate |
| 降伏 | xiáng fú | to subdue; to vanquish |
| 镇 (鎮) | zhèn | to press down; to calm |
| 克 | kè | to be able to; to subdue |
| 克 (剋) | kè | variant of 克 (kè); to subdue |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 制服.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 控制 | kòng zhì | to control |
| 制度 | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
| 限制 | xiàn zhì | to restrict; to limit |
| 制作 (製作) | zhì zuò | to make; to manufacture |
| 制造 (製造) | zhì zào | to manufacture; to make |
| 体制 (體制) | tǐ zhì | system; organization |
| 服务 (服務) | fú wù | to serve; service |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “subdue”.
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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