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Chinese symbol for “coordinator”

协调员
xié tiáo yuán
Traditional: 協調員
coordinator

The closest CC-CEDICT match for coordinator is 协调员 (xié tiáo yuán), defined as: coordinator.

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

协 xié
to assist; to cooperate, to join; to harmonize
radical 24 ⼗ · 6 strokes
调 tiáo
tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
员 yuán
employee; member; personnel, staff
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “coordinator”

WordPinyinMeaning
责任人 (責任人)zé rèn rénresponsible person; coordinator
协调人 (協調人)xié tiáo réncoordinator

Related words

Other words that share a character with 协调员.

WordPinyinMeaning
协议 (協議)xié yìagreement; pact
协会 (協會)xié huìan association; a society
协助 (協助)xié zhùto provide assistance; to aid
协调 (協調)xié tiáoto coordinate; to harmonize
协定 (協定)xié dìngagreement; accord
协商 (協商)xié shāngto consult with; to talk things over
调查 (調查)diào cháinvestigation; inquiry
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
委员会 (委員會)wěi yuán huìcommittee; commission

See also: Japanese symbol for “coordinator”.

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.