Chinese symbol for “janitor”
看门人
kān mén rén
Traditional: 看門人
janitor; watchman
The closest CC-CEDICT match for janitor is 看门人 (kān mén rén), defined as: janitor; watchman.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “janitor”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 看门人.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 看看 | kàn kan | to take a look at; to examine |
| 看见 (看見) | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 看来 (看來) | kàn lai | apparently; it seems that |
| 看法 | kàn fǎ | way of looking at a thing; view |
| 看起来 (看起來) | kàn qǐ lai | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be |
| 部门 (部門) | bù mén | department; branch |
| 专门 (專門) | zhuān mén | specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose) |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “janitor”.
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.