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Chinese symbol for “inspector”

检查员
jiǎn chá yuán
Traditional: 檢查員
inspector

The closest CC-CEDICT match for inspector is 检查员 (jiǎn chá yuán), defined as: inspector.

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

检 jiǎn
to check, to examine, to inspect
radical 75 ⽊ · 11 strokes
查 chá
to investigate, to examine, to look into
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes
员 yuán
employee; member; personnel, staff
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “inspector”

WordPinyinMeaning
稽查员 (稽查員)jī chá yuáninspector; ticket inspector
稽查人员 (稽查人員)jī chá rén yuáninspector
督察dū cháto supervise; to superintend

Related words

Other words that share a character with 检查员.

WordPinyinMeaning
检查 (檢查)jiǎn cháinspection; to examine
检测 (檢測)jiǎn cèto test; to detect
检验 (檢驗)jiǎn yànto inspect; to examine
检察院 (檢察院)jiǎn chá yuànprosecutor's office; procuratorate
检察 (檢察)jiǎn cháto inspect; (law) to prosecute
检察官 (檢察官)jiǎn chá guānpublic prosecutor; public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution)
调查 (調查)diào cháinvestigation; inquiry
审查 (審查)shěn cháto examine; to investigate
委员会 (委員會)wěi yuán huìcommittee; commission

See also: Japanese symbol for “inspector”.

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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