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Chinese symbol for “veterinarian”

兽医
shòu yī
Traditional: 獸醫
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet

The closest CC-CEDICT match for veterinarian is 兽医 (shòu yī), defined as: veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet.

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

兽 shòu
beast, animal; bestial
radical 12 ⼋ · 11 strokes
医 yī
to cure, to heal, to treat; doctor; medicine
radical 23 ⼖ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 兽医.

WordPinyinMeaning
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
独角兽 (獨角獸)dú jiǎo shòuunicorn
猛兽 (猛獸)měng shòuferocious beast; fierce animal
医院 (醫院)yī yuànhospital; measure word: 所 (suǒ), 家 (jiā), 座 (zuò)
医疗 (醫療)yī liáomedical treatment
医生 (醫生)yī shēngdoctor; medical practitioner

See also: Japanese symbol for “veterinarian”.

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.