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Chinese symbol for “auctioneer”

拍卖师
pāi mài shī
Traditional: 拍賣師
auctioneer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for auctioneer is 拍卖师 (pāi mài shī), defined as: auctioneer.

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

拍 pāi
to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
卖 mài
to sell; to betray; to show off
radical 24 ⼗ · 8 strokes
师 shī
teacher, professional, master
radical 50 ⼱ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “auctioneer”

WordPinyinMeaning
拍卖商 (拍賣商)pāi mài shāngauctioneer; auction house

Related words

Other words that share a character with 拍卖师.

WordPinyinMeaning
拍摄 (拍攝)pāi shèto take (a picture); to shoot (a film)
拍照pāi zhàoto take a picture
拍卖 (拍賣)pāi màito auction; auction sale
自拍zì pāito take a picture or video of oneself; to take a selfie; a selfie
偷拍tōu pāito photograph or film sb without their knowledge or consent
拍片pāi piànto shoot a film; to have a medical imaging procedure
买卖 (買賣)mǎi màito buy and sell
出卖 (出賣)chū màito offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray
老师 (老師)lǎo shīteacher

See also: Japanese symbol for “auctioneer”.

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.