Chinese symbol for “coach”
教练
jiào liàn
Traditional: 教練
to coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:位 (wèi),名 (míng))
The closest CC-CEDICT match for coach is 教练 (jiào liàn), defined as: to coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:位 (wèi),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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “coach”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 客车 (客車) | kè chē | coach; bus |
| 辅导 (輔導) | fǔ dǎo | to guide; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor |
| 指导者 (指導者) | zhǐ dǎo zhě | coach; mentor; counselor; instructor; director; guide; conductor |
| 大客车 (大客車) | dà kè chē | coach |
| 指导 (指導) | zhǐ dǎo | to guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 教练.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 教育 | jiào yù | to educate; to teach |
| 教师 (教師) | jiào shī | teacher; 个 (gè) |
| 宗教 | zōng jiào | religion |
| 教授 | jiāo shòu | to teach (a subject) |
| 教学 (教學) | jiāo xué | to teach |
| 训练 (訓練) | xùn liàn | to train; to drill |
| 练习 (練習) | liàn xí | to practice; exercise |
| 熟练 (熟練) | shú liàn | practiced; proficient |
See also: Japanese symbol for “coach”.
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.