Chinese symbol for “adviser”
顾问
gù wèn
Traditional: 顧問
adviser; consultant
The closest CC-CEDICT match for adviser is 顾问 (gù wèn), defined as: adviser; consultant.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “adviser”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 指导教授 (指導教授) | zhǐ dǎo jiào shòu | adviser; advising professor |
| 参议 (參議) | cān yì | consultant; adviser |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 顾问.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 照顾 (照顧) | zhào gu | to take care of; to show consideration |
| 顾客 (顧客) | gù kè | customer; client; measure word: 位 (wèi) |
| 回顾 (回顧) | huí gù | to look back; to review |
| 不顾 (不顧) | bù gù | in spite of; regardless of |
| 顾虑 (顧慮) | gù lǜ | misgivings; apprehensions; to worry about; to be concerned about |
| 问题 (問題) | wèn tí | question; problem |
| 访问 (訪問) | fǎng wèn | to visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website); to access (a network resource etc) |
| 询问 (詢問) | xún wèn | to inquire; to ask about |
See also: Japanese symbol for “adviser”.
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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