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Chinese symbol for “consul”

领事
lǐng shì
Traditional: 領事
consul

The closest CC-CEDICT match for consul is 领事 (lǐng shì), defined as: consul.

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

领 lǐng
neck, collar; lead, guide
radical 181 ⾴ · 11 strokes
事 shì
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
radical 6 ⼅ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “consul”

WordPinyinMeaning
执政官 (執政官)zhí zhèng guānconsul (of the Roman Republic); magistrate (chief administrator)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 领事.

WordPinyinMeaning
领导 (領導)lǐng dǎolead; leading
领域 (領域)lǐng yùdomain; sphere; field; territory; area
领导人 (領導人)lǐng dǎo rénleader
领袖 (領袖)lǐng xiùleader
占领 (佔領)zhàn lǐngto capture; to seize; to occupy by force
领土 (領土)lǐng tǔterritory
事件shì jiànincident; event
事情shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “consul”.

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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