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Chinese symbol for “guitarist”

吉他手
jí tā shǒu
guitarist

The closest CC-CEDICT match for guitarist is 吉他手 (jí tā shǒu), defined as: guitarist.

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

吉 jí
lucky, propitious, good
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
他 tā
other, another; he, she, it
radical 9 ⼈ · 5 strokes
手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 吉他手.

WordPinyinMeaning
吉他jí tā(loanword) guitar; measure word: 把 (bǎ)
吉利jí lìauspicious; lucky
吉祥jí xiánglucky; auspicious
吉祥物jí xiáng wùmascot
吉普车 (吉普車)jí pǔ chējeep (military vehicle) (loanword)
大吉dà jívery auspicious; extremely lucky
他们 (他們)tā menthey; them
其他qí tāother; (sth or sb) else
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)

See also: Japanese symbol for “guitarist”.

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.