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Chinese symbol for “tame”

驯服
xùn fú
Traditional: 馴服
to tame; tame; docile

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tame is 驯服 (xùn fú), defined as: to tame; tame; docile.

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

驯 xùn
tame, obedient, docile
radical 187 ⾺ · 6 strokes
服 fú
clothes; to dress, to wear; to take medicine
radical 74 ⽉ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tame”

WordPinyinMeaning
驯化 (馴化)xùn huàto tame; to domesticate
驯顺 (馴順)xùn shùntame; docile
降xiángto surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to conquer; to tame
驯 (馴)xùnto attain gradually; to tame
驯从 (馴從)xùn cóngtame; obedient

Related words

Other words that share a character with 驯服.

WordPinyinMeaning
驯鹿 (馴鹿)xùn lùreindeer
驯化 (馴化)xùn huàto tame; to domesticate
驯养 (馴養)xùn yǎngto domesticate; to raise and train
驯兽师 (馴獸師)xùn shòu shīanimal trainer; tamer
温驯 (溫馴)wēn xùndocile; meek
服务 (服務)fú wùto serve; service
衣服yī fuclothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào)
服装 (服裝)fú zhuāngdress; clothing

See also: Japanese symbol for “tame”.

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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