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Chinese symbol for “vagrant”

游民
yóu mín
Traditional: 遊民
vagrant; vagabond

The closest CC-CEDICT match for vagrant is 游民 (yóu mín), defined as: vagrant; vagabond.

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

游 yóu
to wander, to travel, to tour, to roam
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes
民 mín
citizens, subjects; a nation's people
radical 83 ⽒ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “vagrant”

WordPinyinMeaning
浪人làng rénvagrant; unemployed person
流浪liú làngto drift about; to wander
流浪者liú làng zhěrover; vagabond
无业游民 (無業遊民)wú yè yóu mínunemployed person; vagrant
飘忽不定 (飄忽不定)piāo hū bù dìngto drift without a resting place (idiom); roving

Related words

Other words that share a character with 游民.

WordPinyinMeaning
游戏 (遊戲)yóu xìgame (场 (chǎng)); to play
旅游 (旅遊)lǚ yóutrip; journey
游行 (遊行)yóu xíngto march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration
游客 (遊客)yóu kètraveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player
游泳yóu yǒngswimming; to swim
下游xià yóulower reaches (of a river); lower level
人民rén mínthe people
民主mín zhǔdemocracy; democratic

See also: Japanese symbol for “vagrant”.

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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