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Chinese symbol for “competitor”

参赛者
cān sài zhě
Traditional: 參賽者
competitor; measure word: 名 (míng)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for competitor is 参赛者 (cān sài zhě), defined as: competitor; measure word: 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

参 cān
to take part in, to intervene; ginseng
radical 28 ⼛ · 8 strokes
赛 sài
to compete, to contend; contest, race
radical 154 ⾙ · 14 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “competitor”

WordPinyinMeaning
竞争者 (競爭者)jìng zhēng zhěcompetitor
竞争对手 (競爭對手)jìng zhēng duì shǒurival; competitor
对手 (對手)duì shǒuopponent; rival

Related words

Other words that share a character with 参赛者.

WordPinyinMeaning
参加 (參加)cān jiāto participate; to take part; to join
参与 (參與)cān yùto participate (in sth)
参考 (參考)cān kǎoconsultation; reference
参观 (參觀)cān guānto visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around
参数 (參數)cān shùparameter
参赛 (參賽)cān sàito compete; to take part in a competition
比赛 (比賽)bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc); match
竞赛 (競賽)jìng sàito compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “competitor”.

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.