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Chinese symbol for “debater”

辩手
biàn shǒu
Traditional: 辯手
debater; debate team member

The closest CC-CEDICT match for debater is 辩手 (biàn shǒu), defined as: debater; debate team member.

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

辩 biàn
to argue, to dispute; to discuss, to debate
radical 160 ⾟ · 16 strokes
手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 辩手.

WordPinyinMeaning
辩论 (辯論)biàn lùndebate; argument
辩护 (辯護)biàn hùto speak in defense of; to argue in favor of
辩解 (辯解)biàn jiěto explain; to justify
争辩 (爭辯)zhēng biàna dispute; to wrangle
辩证法 (辯證法)biàn zhèng fǎdialectics; dialectic or Socratic method of debate
答辩 (答辯)dá biànto reply (to an accusation); to defend one's dissertation
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability

See also: Japanese symbol for “debater”.

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.