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Chinese symbol for “artist”

艺术家
yì shù jiā
Traditional: 藝術家
artist; 个 (gè),位 (wèi),名 (míng)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for artist is 艺术家 (yì shù jiā), defined as: artist; 个 (gè),位 (wèi),名 (míng).

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

艺 yì
art; talent, ability; craft
radical 140 ⾋ · 5 strokes
术 shù
skill, art; method, technique; trick
radical 75 ⽊ · 5 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “artist”

WordPinyinMeaning
涂家 (塗家)tú jiāpainter; artist

Related words

Other words that share a character with 艺术家.

WordPinyinMeaning
艺术 (藝術)yì shùart
工艺 (工藝)gōng yìarts and crafts; industrial arts
文艺 (文藝)wén yìliterature and art
艺人 (藝人)yì rénentertainer; performing artist; artisan; craftsman
艺术品 (藝術品)yì shù pǐnart piece; work of art
技术 (技術)jì shùtechnology; technique; skill; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng),项 (xiàng)
学术 (學術)xué shùlearning; science
手术 (手術)shǒu shù(surgical) operation; surgery
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “artist”.

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.