Chinese symbol for “colleague”
同事
tóng shì
colleague; co-worker
The closest CC-CEDICT match for colleague is 同事 (tóng shì), defined as: colleague; co-worker.
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
Other Chinese words for “colleague”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同仁 | tóng rén | (formal) colleague; fellow member (of an organization or profession) |
| 同僚 | tóng liáo | colleague; coworker |
| 同伙 | tóng huǒ | colleague; co-conspirator |
| 僚 | liáo | bureaucrat; colleague |
| 同人 | tóng rén | people from the same workplace or profession; co-worker; colleague; (fandom) fan creator or enthusiast involved in derivative works (e.g. fan fiction, fan art) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 同事.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同时 (同時) | tóng shí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common; joint |
| 同样 (同樣) | tóng yàng | same; equal; similar; similarly; also; too |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree; to consent |
| 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade; (slang) homosexual |
| 事件 | shì jiàn | incident; event |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “colleague”.
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.