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Chinese symbol for “coworker”

同僚
tóng liáo
colleague; coworker

The closest CC-CEDICT match for coworker is 同僚 (tóng liáo), defined as: colleague; coworker.

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

同 tóng
same, similar; together with, alike
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
僚 liáo
companion, colleague; officials; bureaucracy; a pretty face
radical 9 ⼈ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 同僚.

WordPinyinMeaning
同时 (同時)tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously
不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct
共同gòng tóngcommon; joint
同样 (同樣)tóng yàngsame; equal; similar; similarly; also; too
同意tóng yìto agree; to consent
同志tóng zhìcomrade; (slang) homosexual
官僚guān liáobureaucrat; bureaucracy
幕僚mù liáoaides and advisors of top officials

See also: Japanese symbol for “coworker”.

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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