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Chinese symbol for “economist”

经济学家
jīng jì xué jiā
Traditional: 經濟學家
economist

The closest CC-CEDICT match for economist is 经济学家 (jīng jì xué jiā), defined as: economist.

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

经 jīng
the classics; to experience, to undergo
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
济 jì
to aid, to help, to relieve; to ferry across
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes
学 xué
learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology
radical 39 ⼦ · 8 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “economist”

WordPinyinMeaning
经济学者 (經濟學者)jīng jì xué zhěeconomist

Related words

Other words that share a character with 经济学家.

WordPinyinMeaning
已经 (已經)yǐ jīngalready
经济 (經濟)jīng jìeconomy; economic
经过 (經過)jīng guòto pass; to go through
经验 (經驗)jīng yànexperience; to go through; to experience
曾经 (曾經)céng jīngonce; already
经历 (經歷)jīng lìto experience; to go through; experience (CL:段 (duàn),次 (cì))
经济学 (經濟學)jīng jì xuéeconomics (as a field of study)
救济 (救濟)jiù jìemergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods
学生 (學生)xué shengstudent; schoolchild
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “economist”.

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.