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Chinese symbol for “archaeologist”

考古学家
kǎo gǔ xué jiā
Traditional: 考古學家
archaeologist

The closest CC-CEDICT match for archaeologist is 考古学家 (kǎo gǔ xué jiā), defined as: archaeologist.

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

考 kǎo
to test, to investigate, to examine
radical 125 ⽼ · 6 strokes
古 gǔ
old, classic, ancient
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
学 xué
learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology
radical 39 ⼦ · 8 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “archaeologist”

WordPinyinMeaning
考古家kǎo gǔ jiāarchaeologist

Related words

Other words that share a character with 考古学家.

WordPinyinMeaning
考虑 (考慮)kǎo lǜto think over; to consider
考试 (考試)kǎo shìto take an exam; exam
参考 (參考)cān kǎoconsultation; reference
思考sī kǎoto reflect on; to ponder over
考察kǎo cháto inspect; to observe and study
考核kǎo héto examine; to check up on
古代gǔ dàiancient times
古老gǔ lǎoancient; old
学生 (學生)xué shengstudent; schoolchild
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “archaeologist”.

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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