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Chinese symbol for “tamer”

驯兽师
xùn shòu shī
Traditional: 馴獸師
animal trainer; tamer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tamer is 驯兽师 (xùn shòu shī), defined as: animal trainer; tamer.

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
兽 shòu
beast, animal; bestial
radical 12 ⼋ · 11 strokes
师 shī
teacher, professional, master
radical 50 ⼱ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 驯兽师.

WordPinyinMeaning
驯服 (馴服)xùn fúto tame; tame
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
温驯 (溫馴)wēn xùndocile; meek
野兽 (野獸)yě shòubeast; wild animal
怪兽 (怪獸)guài shòurare animal; mythical animal
禽兽 (禽獸)qín shòubirds and animals; creature
老师 (老師)lǎo shīteacher

See also: Japanese symbol for “tamer”.

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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