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Chinese symbol for “counsel”

辅导
fǔ dǎo
Traditional: 輔導
to guide; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for counsel is 辅导 (fǔ dǎo), defined as: to guide; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor.

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

辅 fǔ
side road; to assist, to coach, to tutor
radical 159 ⾞ · 11 strokes
导 dǎo
to direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct
radical 41 ⼨ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “counsel”

WordPinyinMeaning
参 (參)cānto take part in; to participate
忠告zhōng gàoto give sb a word of advice; advice; counsel; a wise word
教诲 (教誨)jiào huì(literary) to instruct; to admonish; to counsel; teachings; instruction; guidance

Related words

Other words that share a character with 辅导.

WordPinyinMeaning
辅助 (輔助)fǔ zhùto assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary
辅佐 (輔佐)fǔ zuǒto assist (usually a ruler)
辅以 (輔以)fǔ yǐsupplemented by; accompanied by
辅导员 (輔導員)fǔ dǎo yuánstudent counselor (in Chinese universities)
相辅相成 (相輔相成)xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng(idiom) to complement one another
领导 (領導)lǐng dǎolead; leading
导致 (導致)dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
指导 (指導)zhǐ dǎoto guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer

See also: Japanese symbol for “counsel”.

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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