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Chinese symbol for “acrobat”

杂技演员
zá jì yǎn yuán
Traditional: 雜技演員
acrobat

The closest CC-CEDICT match for acrobat is 杂技演员 (zá jì yǎn yuán), defined as: acrobat.

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

杂 zá
mix, blend; various, miscellaneous
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes
技 jì
ability, talent; skill, technique
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
演 yǎn
to perform, to act, to put on a play
radical 85 ⽔ · 14 strokes
员 yuán
employee; member; personnel, staff
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 杂技演员.

WordPinyinMeaning
复杂 (複雜)fù zácomplicated; complex
杂志 (雜誌)zá zhìmagazine; measure word: 本 (běn), 份 (fèn), 期 (qī)
杂交 (雜交)zá jiāoto hybridize; to crossbreed
杂种 (雜種)zá zhǒnghybrid; mixed breed
混杂 (混雜)hùn záto mix; to mingle
杂草 (雜草)zá cǎoweeds
技术 (技術)jì shùtechnology; technique; skill; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng),项 (xiàng)
科技kē jìscience and technology
表演biǎo yǎnplay; show
委员会 (委員會)wěi yuán huìcommittee; commission

See also: Japanese symbol for “acrobat”.

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.