Chinese symbol for “clergy”
神职人员
shén zhí rén yuán
Traditional: 神職人員
clergy; cleric
The closest CC-CEDICT match for clergy is 神职人员 (shén zhí rén yuán), defined as: clergy; cleric.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “clergy”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 神职人员.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit; mind |
| 神秘 | shén mì | mysterious; mystery |
| 女神 | nǚ shén | goddess; nymph |
| 神经 (神經) | shén jīng | nerve; mental state |
| 神话 (神話) | shén huà | legend; fairy tale |
| 职业 (職業) | zhí yè | occupation; profession; vocation; professional |
| 职务 (職務) | zhí wù | post; position |
| 职工 (職工) | zhí gōng | employee; staff member; worker |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 委员会 (委員會) | wěi yuán huì | committee; commission |
See also: Japanese symbol for “clergy”.
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.