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Chinese symbol for “intern”

实习生
shí xí shēng
Traditional: 實習生
intern (esp. a student in practical training)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for intern is 实习生 (shí xí shēng), defined as: intern (esp. a student in practical training).

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

实 shí
real, true; honest, sincere
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes
习 xí
to study, to practice; habit
radical 5 ⼄ · 3 strokes
生 shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
radical 100 ⽣ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “intern”

WordPinyinMeaning
实习 (實習)shí xíto practice; field work

Related words

Other words that share a character with 实习生.

WordPinyinMeaning
其实 (其實)qí shíactually; in fact; really
实现 (實現)shí xiànto achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
实施 (實施)shí shīto implement; to carry out
实际 (實際)shí jìreality; practice
确实 (確實)què shíindeed; really
事实 (事實)shì shífact; 个 (gè)
学习 (學習)xué xíto learn; to study
习惯 (習慣)xí guànhabit; custom
发生 (發生)fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises")

See also: Japanese symbol for “intern”.

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.