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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “driver”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 驾驶员 (駕駛員) | jià shǐ yuán | pilot; driver |
| 驾驶 (駕駛) | jià shǐ | to 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 jiàng | driver (of a taxi etc) (loanword from Japanese) (Tw) |
| 一号木杆 (一號木桿) | yī hào mù gān | driver (golf) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 司机.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā) |
| 有限公司 | yǒu xiàn gōng sī | limited company; corporation |
| 司法 | sī fǎ | judicial; (administration of) justice |
| 司令 | sī lìng | commanding officer |
| 航空公司 | háng kōng gōng sī | airline; measure word: 家 (jiā) |
| 机构 (機構) | jī gòu | mechanism; structure |
| 机会 (機會) | jī huì | opportunity; chance |
| 手机 (手機) | shǒu jī | cell 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.