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Chinese symbol for “jockey”

骑师
qí shī
Traditional: 騎師
jockey; horse rider; horseman; equestrian

The closest CC-CEDICT match for jockey is 骑师 (qí shī), defined as: jockey; horse rider; horseman; equestrian.

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

骑 qí
to ride, to mount; cavalry
radical 187 ⾺ · 11 strokes
师 shī
teacher, professional, master
radical 50 ⼱ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “jockey”

WordPinyinMeaning
骑手 (騎手)qí shǒuhorse rider; equestrian

Related words

Other words that share a character with 骑师.

WordPinyinMeaning
骑士 (騎士)qí shìknight; cavalier; (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc)
骑兵 (騎兵)qí bīngcavalry
骑马 (騎馬)qí mǎto ride a horse
骑车 (騎車)qí chēto ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle)
骑行 (騎行)qí xíngto ride (a bicycle, horse, motorbike etc); cycling; horseback riding; motorbike riding
骑手 (騎手)qí shǒuhorse rider; equestrian
老师 (老師)lǎo shīteacher
教师 (教師)jiào shīteacher; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “jockey”.

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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