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Chinese symbol for “emissary”

使者
shǐ zhě
emissary; envoy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for emissary is 使者 (shǐ zhě), defined as: emissary; envoy.

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

使 shǐ
cause, mission, orders; envoy, messenger, ambassador
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 使者.

WordPinyinMeaning
使用shǐ yòngto use; to employ
即使jí shǐeven if; even though
使得shǐ deusable; serviceable; feasible; workable; doable
大使dà shǐambassador; envoy
天使tiān shǐangel
行使xíng shǐto exercise (a right etc)
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)
或者huò zhěor; possibly; maybe; perhaps

See also: Japanese symbol for “emissary”.

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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