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Chinese symbol for “examiner”

考官
kǎo guān
an examiner (for tests, interviews etc); (old) imperial examination official

The closest CC-CEDICT match for examiner is 考官 (kǎo guān), defined as: an examiner (for tests, interviews etc); (old) imperial examination official.

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

考 kǎo
to test, to investigate, to examine
radical 125 ⽼ · 6 strokes
官 guān
official, public servant
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 考官.

WordPinyinMeaning
考虑 (考慮)kǎo lǜto think over; to consider
考试 (考試)kǎo shìto take an exam; exam
参考 (參考)cān kǎoconsultation; reference
思考sī kǎoto reflect on; to ponder over
考察kǎo cháto inspect; to observe and study
考核kǎo héto examine; to check up on
官方guān fānggovernment; official (approved or issued by an authority)
官员 (官員)guān yuánofficial (in an organization or government); administrator

See also: Japanese symbol for “examiner”.

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.