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Chinese symbol for “author”

作者
zuò zhě
author; writer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for author is 作者 (zuò zhě), defined as: author; writer.

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

作 zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “author”

WordPinyinMeaning
作家zuò jiāauthor; 个 (gè),位 (wèi)
笔者 (筆者)bǐ zhěthe author; the writer (usu. refers to oneself)
撰稿人zhuàn gǎo rénauthor (of a manuscript)
创作者 (創作者)chuàng zuò zhěcreator; author

Related words

Other words that share a character with 作者.

WordPinyinMeaning
工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate
作为 (作為)zuò wéione's conduct; deed
合作hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
作品zuò pǐnwork (of art); opus
作用zuò yòngto act on; to affect; action; function; activity
制作 (製作)zhì zuòto make; to manufacture
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)
或者huò zhěor; possibly; maybe; perhaps

See also: Japanese symbol for “author”.

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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