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Chinese symbol for “driver”

司机
sī jī
Traditional: 司機
chauffeur; driver

The closest CC-CEDICT match for driver is 司机 (sī jī), defined as: chauffeur; driver.

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

司 sī
to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
机 jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “driver”

WordPinyinMeaning
驾驶员 (駕駛員)jià shǐ yuánpilot; driver
驾驶 (駕駛)jià shǐto drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc); driver; pilot; captain
驾驶人 (駕駛人)jià shǐ rén(car, van) driver
运将 (運將)yùn jiàngdriver (of a taxi etc) (loanword from Japanese) (Tw)
一号木杆 (一號木桿)yī hào mù gāndriver (golf)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 司机.

WordPinyinMeaning
公司gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā)
有限公司yǒu xiàn gōng sīlimited company; corporation
司法sī fǎjudicial; (administration of) justice
司令sī lìngcommanding officer
航空公司háng kōng gōng sīairline; measure word: 家 (jiā)
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure
机会 (機會)jī huìopportunity; chance
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)

See also: Japanese symbol for “driver”.

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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