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Chinese symbol for “demonstrator”

示威者
shì wēi zhě
demonstrator; protester

The closest CC-CEDICT match for demonstrator is 示威者 (shì wēi zhě), defined as: demonstrator; protester.

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

示 shì
altar; ceremony; to show, to demonstrate
radical 113 ⽰ · 5 strokes
威 wēi
might, power, prestige; to dominate
radical 38 ⼥ · 9 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 示威者.

WordPinyinMeaning
表示biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
显示 (顯示)xiǎn shìto show; to illustrate
展示zhǎn shìto reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit
指示zhǐ shìto point out; to indicate
示威shì wēito demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration
示范 (示範)shì fànto demonstrate; to show how to do sth
威胁 (威脅)wēi xiéto threaten; to menace
权威 (權威)quán wēiauthority; authoritative
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “demonstrator”.

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.