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Chinese symbol for “custodian”

保管员
bǎo guǎn yuán
Traditional: 保管員
custodian; storeroom clerk

The closest CC-CEDICT match for custodian is 保管员 (bǎo guǎn yuán), defined as: custodian; storeroom clerk.

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

保 bǎo
to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for
radical 9 ⼈ · 9 strokes
管 guǎn
tube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control
radical 118 ⽵ · 14 strokes
员 yuán
employee; member; personnel, staff
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “custodian”

WordPinyinMeaning
保管bǎo guǎnto hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee

Related words

Other words that share a character with 保管员.

WordPinyinMeaning
保护 (保護)bǎo hùto protect; to defend
保证 (保證)bǎo zhèngguarantee; to guarantee
保持bǎo chíto keep; to maintain
保障bǎo zhàngto ensure; to guarantee
确保 (確保)què bǎoto ensure; to guarantee
保险 (保險)bǎo xiǎninsurance; to insure
管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage
尽管 (儘管)jǐn guǎndespite; although
委员会 (委員會)wěi yuán huìcommittee; commission

See also: Japanese symbol for “custodian”.

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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