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Chinese symbol for “challenger”

挑战者
tiǎo zhàn zhě
Traditional: 挑戰者
challenger

The closest CC-CEDICT match for challenger is 挑战者 (tiǎo zhàn zhě), defined as: challenger.

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

挑 tiǎo
to select, to choose; picky, choosy; a load
radical 64 ⼿ · 9 strokes
战 zhàn
war, fighting, battle
radical 62 ⼽ · 9 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 挑战者.

WordPinyinMeaning
挑战 (挑戰)tiǎo zhànto challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge
挑选 (挑選)tiāo xuǎnto choose; to select
挑衅 (挑釁)tiǎo xìnto provoke; provocation
挑起tiǎo qǐto provoke; to stir up
挑逗tiǎo dòuto provoke; to entice
战争 (戰爭)zhàn zhēngwar; conflict; 场 (cháng),次 (cì)
战略 (戰略)zhàn lüèstrategy
战斗 (戰鬥)zhàn dòuto fight; to engage in combat
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “challenger”.

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.