Chinese symbol for “deacon”

执事

zhí shì

Traditional: 執事

to perform one's job; attendant; job; duties

The closest CC-CEDICT match for deacon is 执事 (zhí shì), defined as: to perform one's job; attendant; job; duties; (respectful appellation for the addressee) you; your Excellency.

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

执 zhí

to execute; to grasp, to hold; to keep; to sieze, to detain

radical 64 ⼿ · 6 strokes

事 shì

affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident

radical 6 ⼅ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

執 zhí

Related words

Other words that share a character with 执事.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
执行 (執行)	zhí xíng	to implement; to carry out
执政 (執政)	zhí zhèng	to hold power; in office
执法 (執法)	zhí fǎ	to enforce a law; law enforcement
执照 (執照)	zhí zhào	license; permit
争执 (爭執)	zhēng zhí	to dispute; to disagree
执导 (執導)	zhí dǎo	to direct (a film, play etc)
事件	shì jiàn	incident; event
事情	shì qing	affair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “deacon”.

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.