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Chinese symbol for “advisor”

咨询员
zī xún yuán
Traditional: 諮詢員
advisor; consultant

The closest CC-CEDICT match for advisor is 咨询员 (zī xún yuán), defined as: advisor; 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

咨 zī
to inquire, to consult, to discuss; to plan
radical 30 ⼝ · 9 strokes
询 xún
to ask about, to inquire into; to consult
radical 149 ⾔ · 8 strokes
员 yuán
employee; member; personnel, staff
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “advisor”

WordPinyinMeaning
谋士 (謀士)móu shìskilled manipulator; tactician

Related words

Other words that share a character with 咨询员.

WordPinyinMeaning
咨询 (咨詢)zī xúnvariant of 咨询 (zī xún)
国情咨文 (國情咨文)guó qíng zī wénspeech delivered by a head of state to the legislature (e.g. (USA) State of the Union Address, (Russia) Address to the Federal Assembly etc)
咨文zī wén(old) official communication (between government offices of equal rank); report delivered by the head of government on affairs of state
咨商 (諮商)zī shāng(Tw) consultation (on policy, trade etc); (psychological) counseling
询问 (詢問)xún wènto inquire; to ask about
查询 (查詢)chá xúnto check; to inquire
质询 (質詢)zhì xúnto question; to enquire
征询 (徵詢)zhēng xúnto consult; to solicit the opinion of
委员会 (委員會)wěi yuán huìcommittee; commission

See also: Japanese symbol for “advisor”.

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.