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Chinese symbol for “candidate”

候选人
hòu xuǎn rén
Traditional: 候選人
candidate; measure word: 名 (míng)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for candidate is 候选人 (hòu xuǎn rén), defined as: candidate; measure word: 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

候 hòu
to wait, to expect; to visit; to greet
radical 9 ⼈ · 10 strokes
选 xuǎn
to select, to elect, to choose; election
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “candidate”

WordPinyinMeaning
候选 (候選)hòu xuǎncandidate (attributive)
人选 (人選)rén xuǎnchoice of person; candidate
参选人 (參選人)cān xuǎn rénelection participant; candidate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 候选人.

WordPinyinMeaning
时候 (時候)shí houtime; length of time
气候 (氣候)qì hòu(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
有时候 (有時候)yǒu shí housometimes
小时候 (小時候)xiǎo shí houin one's childhood
到时候 (到時候)dào shí hòuwhen the moment comes; at that time
选择 (選擇)xuǎn zéto select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
选举 (選舉)xuǎn jǔto elect; election
当选 (當選)dāng xuǎnto be elected; to be selected
人民rén mínthe people

See also: Japanese symbol for “candidate”.

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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