Chinese symbol for “talisman”
符
fú
mark; sign; talisman; to seal
The closest CC-CEDICT match for talisman is 符 (fú), defined as: mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond to; tally.
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 “talisman”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 符.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 符合 | fú hé | in accordance with; to agree with; to conform to; to meet (a requirement); (physics) coincidence |
| 符号 (符號) | fú hào | symbol; mark; sign |
| 不符 | bù fú | inconsistent; not in agreement with |
| 相符 | xiāng fú | to match; to tally |
| 字符 | zì fú | character (computing) |
| 音符 | yīn fú | (music) note; phonetic component of a Chinese character |
See also: Japanese symbol for “talisman”.
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.