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Chinese symbol for “handler”

上线
shàng xiàn
Traditional: 上線
to go online; to put sth online; to reach a specific standard; to put into production; handler (person who oversees and directs the activities of another person in a gang, spy ring etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for handler is 上线 (shàng xiàn), defined as: to go online; to put sth online; to reach a specific standard; to put into production; handler (person who oversees and directs the activities of another person in a gang, spy ring etc).

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

上 shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes
线 xiàn
line, thread, wire; clue, trail
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “handler”

WordPinyinMeaning
处理者 (處理者)chǔ lǐ zhěhandler (computing)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 上线.

WordPinyinMeaning
以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned
晚上wǎn shangevening; night
身上shēn shangon the body; at hand
加上jiā shàngto add; plus; in addition; moreover
上面shàng miànon top of; above-mentioned
实际上 (實際上)shí jì shàngin fact; in reality
路线 (路線)lù xiànitinerary; route
在线 (在線)zài xiànonline; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; fun

See also: Japanese symbol for “handler”.

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.