Chinese symbol for “unarmed”
徒手
tú shǒu
with bare hands; unarmed; fighting hand-to-hand; freehand (drawing)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for unarmed is 徒手 (tú shǒu), defined as: with bare hands; unarmed; fighting hand-to-hand; freehand (drawing).
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 “unarmed”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 徒手.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 信徒 | xìn tú | believer |
| 教徒 | jiào tú | disciple; follower of a religion |
| 徒刑 | tú xíng | prison sentence |
| 有期徒刑 | yǒu qī tú xíng | limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment) |
| 徒弟 | tú dì | apprentice; disciple |
| 叛徒 | pàn tú | traitor; turncoat |
| 手机 (手機) | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái) |
| 手段 | shǒu duàn | method; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability |
See also: Japanese symbol for “unarmed”.
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.