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Chinese symbol for “bartender”

调酒师
tiáo jiǔ shī
Traditional: 調酒師
bartender

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bartender is 调酒师 (tiáo jiǔ shī), defined as: bartender.

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

调 tiáo
tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
酒 jiǔ
wine, spirits, liquor, alcohol
radical 164 ⾣ · 10 strokes
师 shī
teacher, professional, master
radical 50 ⼱ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “bartender”

WordPinyinMeaning
酒家jiǔ jiārestaurant; bartender
酒保jiǔ bǎobarman; bartender

Related words

Other words that share a character with 调酒师.

WordPinyinMeaning
调查 (調查)diào cháinvestigation; inquiry
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
调整 (調整)tiáo zhěngto adjust; to revise; to reorganize
协调 (協調)xié tiáoto coordinate; to harmonize
调节 (調節)tiáo jiéto adjust; to regulate
空调 (空調)kōng tiáoair conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
酒店jiǔ diànwine shop; pub (public house)
酒吧jiǔ bābar (place to buy drinks); measure word: 家 (jiā)
老师 (老師)lǎo shīteacher

See also: Japanese symbol for “bartender”.

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.