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Chinese symbol for “agent”

代理人
dài lǐ rén
agent

The closest CC-CEDICT match for agent is 代理人 (dài lǐ rén), defined as: agent.

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

代 dài
era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
radical 9 ⼈ · 5 strokes
理 lǐ
science, reason, logic; to manage
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Other Chinese words for “agent”

WordPinyinMeaning
代理商dài lǐ shāngagent
主体 (主體)zhǔ tǐmain part; bulk
中介zhōng jièto act as intermediary; to link
经纪人 (經紀人)jīng jì rénbroker; middleman
代办 (代辦)dài bànto act for sb else; to act on sb's behalf

Related words

Other words that share a character with 代理人.

WordPinyinMeaning
代表dài biǎorepresentative; delegate
时代 (時代)shí dàiage; era
年代nián dàia decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age
现代 (現代)xiàn dàimodern times; modern age
代理dài lǐto act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy
古代gǔ dàiancient times
管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage
处理 (處理)chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish
人民rén mínthe people

See also: Japanese symbol for “agent”.

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.