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Chinese symbol for “traditionalist”

卫道士
wèi dào shì
Traditional: 衛道士
traditionalist; moralist; champion (of a cause)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for traditionalist is 卫道士 (wèi dào shì), defined as: traditionalist; moralist; champion (of a cause).

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

卫 wèi
to guard, to protect, to defend
radical 26 ⼙ · 3 strokes
道 dào
method, way; path, road
radical 162 ⾡ · 13 strokes
士 shì
scholar, gentleman; soldier
radical 33 ⼠ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “traditionalist”

WordPinyinMeaning
守旧派 (守舊派)shǒu jiù pàiperson who sticks to old ways; traditionalist; a conservative

Related words

Other words that share a character with 卫道士.

WordPinyinMeaning
卫生 (衛生)wèi shēnghygienic; sanitary; hygiene; sanitation
卫星 (衛星)wèi xīng(aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon
保卫 (保衛)bǎo wèito defend; to safeguard
捍卫 (捍衛)hàn wèito defend; to uphold; to safeguard
卫视 (衛視)wèi shìsatellite TV (abbr. for 卫星电视 (wèi xīng diàn shì))
防卫 (防衛)fáng wèito defend; defensive
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
报道 (報道)bào dàoto report (news); report
人士rén shìperson; figure

See also: Japanese symbol for “traditionalist”.

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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