Chinese symbol for “counsellor”
谋士
móu shì
Traditional: 謀士
skilled manipulator; tactician; strategist; advisor
The closest CC-CEDICT match for counsellor is 谋士 (móu shì), defined as: skilled manipulator; tactician; strategist; advisor; counsellor.
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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 谋士.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 谋杀 (謀殺) | móu shā | to murder; to assassinate |
| 阴谋 (陰謀) | yīn móu | to conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot |
| 参谋 (參謀) | cān móu | staff officer; to give advice |
| 参谋长 (參謀長) | cān móu zhǎng | chief of staff |
| 谋求 (謀求) | móu qiú | to seek; to strive for |
| 谋杀案 (謀殺案) | móu shā àn | murder case |
| 人士 | rén shì | person; figure |
| 博士 | bó shì | doctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade |
See also: Japanese symbol for “counsellor”.
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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