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Chinese symbol for “hobbyist”

业余爱好者
yè yú ài hào zhě
Traditional: 業餘愛好者
hobbyist; amateur

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hobbyist is 业余爱好者 (yè yú ài hào zhě), defined as: hobbyist; amateur.

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

业 yè
business, profession; to study, to work
radical 1 ⼀ · 5 strokes
余 yú
surplus, remainder; surname
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
爱 ài
to love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection
radical 87 ⽖ · 10 strokes
好 hào
good, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well
radical 38 ⼥ · 6 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 业余爱好者.

WordPinyinMeaning
企业 (企業)qǐ yècompany; firm; enterprise; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā)
专业 (專業)zhuān yèspecialty; specialized field
工业 (工業)gōng yèindustry
农业 (農業)nóng yèagriculture; farming
产业 (產業)chǎn yèindustry; estate
职业 (職業)zhí yèoccupation; profession; vocation; professional
其余 (其餘)qí yúthe rest; the others
余额 (餘額)yú ébalance (of an account, bill etc); surplus
爱情 (愛情)ài qíngromance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn)
最好zuì hǎobest; had better ...; it would be best to ...
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “hobbyist”.

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.