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Chinese symbol for “geek”

极客
jí kè
Traditional: 極客
(loanword) (coll.) geek

The closest CC-CEDICT match for geek is 极客 (jí kè), defined as: (loanword) (coll.) geek.

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

极 jí
extreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes
客 kè
guest, traveller; customer
radical 40 ⼧ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “geek”

WordPinyinMeaning
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
阿宅ā zháihomebody; geek; nerd; otaku
理工男lǐ gōng nángeek; techie

Related words

Other words that share a character with 极客.

WordPinyinMeaning
积极 (積極)jī jíactive; energetic
极端 (極端)jí duānextreme
极为 (極為)jí wéiextremely; exceedingly
极大 (極大)jí dàenormous; great; (math.) maximum
极其 (極其)jí qíextremely
极度 (極度)jí dùextremely
客户 (客戶)kè hùclient; customer
游客 (遊客)yóu kètraveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player

See also: Japanese symbol for “geek”.

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.

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