Chinese symbol for “enthusiast”
爱好者
ài hào zhě
Traditional: 愛好者
lover (of art, sports etc); amateur; enthusiast; fan
The closest CC-CEDICT match for enthusiast is 爱好者 (ài hào zhě), defined as: lover (of art, sports etc); amateur; enthusiast; fan.
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 “enthusiast”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 球友 | qiú yǒu | (ball game) enthusiast (player); golf buddy (or tennis buddy etc) |
| 玩家 | wán jiā | player (of a game); enthusiast (audio, model planes etc) |
| 控 | kòng | to control; to accuse |
| 迷 | mí | to bewilder; crazy about |
| 达人 (達人) | dá rén | (coll.) expert; connoisseur; guru; enthusiast; geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000); (literary) sensible person; person who understands life |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 爱好者.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爱情 (愛情) | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn) |
| 可爱 (可愛) | kě ài | adorable; cute |
| 爱国 (愛國) | ài guó | to love one's country; patriotic |
| 喜爱 (喜愛) | xǐ ài | to like; to love |
| 亲爱 (親愛) | qīn ài | dear; beloved |
| 热爱 (熱愛) | rè ài | to love ardently; to adore |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best; had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | as if; to seem like |
| 记者 (記者) | jì zhě | reporter; journalist; 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “enthusiast”.
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.