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Chinese symbol for “connoisseur”

行家
háng jiā
connoisseur; expert; veteran

The closest CC-CEDICT match for connoisseur is 行家 (háng jiā), defined as: connoisseur; expert; veteran.

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

行 háng
to go, to walk, to move; professional
radical 144 ⾏ · 6 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “connoisseur”

WordPinyinMeaning
鉴赏家 (鑒賞家)jiàn shǎng jiāconnoisseur; appreciative person
行家里手 (行家裡手)háng jiā lǐ shǒuconnoisseur; expert
达人 (達人)dá rén(coll.) expert; connoisseur; guru; enthusiast; geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000); (literary) sensible person; person who understands life

Related words

Other words that share a character with 行家.

WordPinyinMeaning
进行 (進行)jìn xíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
举行 (舉行)jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
行为 (行為)xíng wéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity
行动 (行動)xíng dòngoperation; action
行政xíng zhèngadministration; (attributive) administrative; executive
银行 (銀行)yín hángbank; measure word: 家 (jiā), 个 (gè)
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state
大家dà jiāeveryone; influential family

See also: Japanese symbol for “connoisseur”.

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.

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