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Chinese symbol for “activist”

活动家
huó dòng jiā
Traditional: 活動家
activist

The closest CC-CEDICT match for activist is 活动家 (huó dòng jiā), defined as: activist.

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

活 huó
to exist, to live, to survive; living, working
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes
动 dòng
to move, to happen; movement, action
radical 19 ⼒ · 6 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “activist”

WordPinyinMeaning
斗士 (鬥士)dòu shìwarrior; activist
活跃分子 (活躍分子)huó yuè fèn zǐactive member; activist
活动人士 (活動人士)huó dòng rén shìactivist
运动家 (運動家)yùn dòng jiāathlete; sportsman

Related words

Other words that share a character with 活动家.

WordPinyinMeaning
活动 (活動)huó dòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
生活shēng huóto live; life
活跃 (活躍)huó yuèactive; lively
活着 (活著)huó zhealive
活力huó lìenergy; vitality
灵活 (靈活)líng huóflexible; nimble
运动 (運動)yùn dòngto move; to exercise
行动 (行動)xíng dòngoperation; action
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “activist”.

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.