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Chinese symbol for “adventurer”

冒险家
mào xiǎn jiā
Traditional: 冒險家
adventurer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for adventurer is 冒险家 (mào xiǎn jiā), defined as: adventurer.

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

冒 mào
to risk, to brave, to dare
radical 13 ⼌ · 9 strokes
险 xiǎn
narrow pass, strategic point
radical 170 ⾩ · 9 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “adventurer”

WordPinyinMeaning
冒险者 (冒險者)mào xiǎn zhěadventurer
探险者 (探險者)tàn xiǎn zhěexplorer; adventurer

Related words

Other words that share a character with 冒险家.

WordPinyinMeaning
冒险 (冒險)mào xiǎnto take risks; to take chances
感冒gǎn màoto catch cold; (common) cold
冒犯mào fànto offend
假冒jiǎ màoto impersonate; to pose as (someone else)
冒充mào chōngto feign; to pretend to be
冒烟 (冒煙)mào yānto discharge smoke; to fume with rage
危险 (危險)wēi xiǎndanger; dangerous
风险 (風險)fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “adventurer”.

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.