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Chinese symbol for “chairperson”

主席
zhǔ xí
chairperson; premier; chairman; 个 (gè),位 (wèi)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chairperson is 主席 (zhǔ xí), defined as: chairperson; premier; chairman; 个 (gè),位 (wèi).

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

主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes
席 xí
seat, place; mat; banquet; to take a seat
radical 50 ⼱ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 主席.

WordPinyinMeaning
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
民主mín zhǔdemocracy; democratic
主任zhǔ rèndirector; head
主题 (主題)zhǔ títheme; subject
主张 (主張)zhǔ zhāngto advocate; to stand for
出席chū xíto attend; to participate
首席shǒu xíseat of honor; chief (representative, correspondent etc)
缺席quē xíto be absent

See also: Japanese symbol for “chairperson”.

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.