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Chinese symbol for “diner”

食客
shí kè
diner (in a restaurant etc); hanger-on; sponger

The closest CC-CEDICT match for diner is 食客 (shí kè), defined as: diner (in a restaurant etc); hanger-on; sponger.

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

食 shí
food; to eat
radical 184 ⾷ · 9 strokes
客 kè
guest, traveller; customer
radical 40 ⼧ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “diner”

WordPinyinMeaning
餐车 (餐車)cān chēdining car; diner

Related words

Other words that share a character with 食客.

WordPinyinMeaning
食品shí pǐnfoodstuff; food; provisions
食物shí wùfood
粮食 (糧食)liáng shifoodstuff; cereals
美食měi shículinary delicacy; fine food
饮食 (飲食)yǐn shíeating and drinking; food and drink; diet
食用shí yòngto eat; to consume; edible
客户 (客戶)kè hùclient; customer
游客 (遊客)yóu kètraveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player

See also: Japanese symbol for “diner”.

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.