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Chinese symbol for “entertainer”

艺人
yì rén
Traditional: 藝人
entertainer; performing artist; artisan; craftsman

The closest CC-CEDICT match for entertainer is 艺人 (yì rén), defined as: entertainer; performing artist; artisan; craftsman.

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

艺 yì
art; talent, ability; craft
radical 140 ⾋ · 5 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “entertainer”

WordPinyinMeaning
演艺人员 (演藝人員)yǎn yì rén yuánentertainer; performer

Related words

Other words that share a character with 艺人.

WordPinyinMeaning
艺术 (藝術)yì shùart
艺术家 (藝術家)yì shù jiāartist; 个 (gè),位 (wèi),名 (míng)
工艺 (工藝)gōng yìarts and crafts; industrial arts
文艺 (文藝)wén yìliterature and art
艺术品 (藝術品)yì shù pǐnart piece; work of art
人民rén mínthe people
人们 (人們)rén menpeople
有人yǒu rénsomeone; people

See also: Japanese symbol for “entertainer”.

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.