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Chinese symbol for “warrior”

武士
wǔ shì
warrior; samurai

The closest CC-CEDICT match for warrior is 武士 (wǔ shì), defined as: warrior; samurai.

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

武 wǔ
military; martial, warlike
radical 77 ⽌ · 8 strokes
士 shì
scholar, gentleman; soldier
radical 33 ⼠ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “warrior”

WordPinyinMeaning
勇士yǒng shìa warrior; a brave person
斗士 (鬥士)dòu shìwarrior; activist
战士 (戰士)zhàn shìfighter; soldier
壮士 (壯士)zhuàng shìhero; fighter

Related words

Other words that share a character with 武士.

WordPinyinMeaning
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms
武装 (武裝)wǔ zhuāngarms; equipment
武力wǔ lìmilitary force
核武器hé wǔ qìnuclear weapon
武术 (武術)wǔ shùmilitary skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
人士rén shìperson; figure
博士bó shìdoctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade
士兵shì bīngsoldier; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “warrior”.

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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