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Chinese symbol for “informer”

告密者
gào mì zhě
informer; snitch

The closest CC-CEDICT match for informer is 告密者 (gào mì zhě), defined as: informer; snitch.

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

告 gào
to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes
密 mì
secret, confidential; intimate, close; dense, thick
radical 40 ⼧ · 11 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “informer”

WordPinyinMeaning
眼线 (眼線)yǎn xiàninformer; snitch
举报者 (舉報者)jǔ bào zhěinformer; snitch
底线 (底線)dǐ xiànbottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline
暗桩 (暗樁)àn zhuāngsubmerged piles installed to prevent the passage of boats; (fig.) informer
线人 (線人)xiàn rénspy; informer

Related words

Other words that share a character with 告密者.

WordPinyinMeaning
报告 (報告)bào gàoto inform; to report
告诉 (告訴)gào sùto press charges; to file a complaint
广告 (廣告)guǎng gàoto advertise; a commercial
警告jǐng gàoto warn; to admonish
公告gōng gàopost; announcement
秘密mì mìsecret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret
密码 (密碼)mì mǎcipher; secret code; password; PIN
密切mì qièclose; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc)
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “informer”.

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.