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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “inspector”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 稽查员 (稽查員) | jī chá yuán | inspector; ticket inspector |
| 稽查人员 (稽查人員) | jī chá rén yuán | inspector |
| 督察 | dū chá | to supervise; to superintend |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 检查员.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 检查 (檢查) | jiǎn chá | inspection; to examine |
| 检测 (檢測) | jiǎn cè | to test; to detect |
| 检验 (檢驗) | jiǎn yàn | to inspect; to examine |
| 检察院 (檢察院) | jiǎn chá yuàn | prosecutor's office; procuratorate |
| 检察 (檢察) | jiǎn chá | to inspect; (law) to prosecute |
| 检察官 (檢察官) | jiǎn chá guān | public prosecutor; public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution) |
| 调查 (調查) | diào chá | investigation; inquiry |
| 审查 (審查) | shěn chá | to examine; to investigate |
| 委员会 (委員會) | wěi yuán huì | committee; 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.