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Chinese symbol for “assistant”

助理
zhù lǐ
assistant

The closest CC-CEDICT match for assistant is 助理 (zhù lǐ), defined as: assistant.

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

助 zhù
to help, to aid, to assist
radical 19 ⼒ · 7 strokes
理 lǐ
science, reason, logic; to manage
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “assistant”

WordPinyinMeaning
助手zhù shǒuassistant; helper
副手fù shǒuassistant
从 (從)cóngfrom; through; via; (bound form) to follow
副fùsecondary; auxiliary
手臂shǒu bìarm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper

Related words

Other words that share a character with 助理.

WordPinyinMeaning
帮助 (幫助)bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist
协助 (協助)xié zhùto provide assistance; to aid
援助yuán zhùto help; to support
资助 (資助)zī zhùto subsidize; to provide financial aid
辅助 (輔助)fǔ zhùto assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary
管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage
处理 (處理)chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish
理论 (理論)lǐ lùntheory; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “assistant”.

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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