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Chinese symbol for “envoy”

使节
shǐ jié
Traditional: 使節
(diplomatic) envoy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for envoy is 使节 (shǐ jié), defined as: (diplomatic) 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
节 jié
festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
radical 140 ⾋ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “envoy”

WordPinyinMeaning
使shǐto make; to cause
大使dà shǐambassador; envoy
使者shǐ zhěemissary; envoy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 使节.

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)
节目 (節目)jié mù(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event)
细节 (細節)xì jiédetails; particulars

See also: Japanese symbol for “envoy”.

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.