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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 使者.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | to use; to employ |
| 即使 | jí shǐ | even if; even though |
| 使得 | shǐ de | usable; serviceable; feasible; workable; doable |
| 大使 | dà shǐ | ambassador; envoy |
| 天使 | tiān shǐ | angel |
| 行使 | xíng shǐ | to exercise (a right etc) |
| 记者 (記者) | jì zhě | reporter; journalist; 个 (gè) |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or; 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.