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Chinese symbol for “journeyman”

熟练工人
shú liàn gōng rén
Traditional: 熟練工人
skilled worker; journeyman

The closest CC-CEDICT match for journeyman is 熟练工人 (shú liàn gōng rén), defined as: skilled worker; journeyman.

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

熟 shú
well-cooked; ripe, mature; familiar with
radical 86 ⽕ · 15 strokes
练 liàn
to drill, to exercise; to practice, to train
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
工 gōng
labor, work; laborer, worker
radical 48 ⼯ · 3 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “journeyman”

WordPinyinMeaning
熟练工 (熟練工)shú liàn gōngskilled worker; journeyman

Related words

Other words that share a character with 熟练工人.

WordPinyinMeaning
成熟chéng shúmature; ripe; to mature; to ripen
熟悉shú xīto be familiar with; to know well
熟练 (熟練)shú liànpracticed; proficient
熟知shú zhīto be well acquainted with
熟人shú rénacquaintance; friend
熟女shú nǚstylish and confident middle-aged woman
训练 (訓練)xùn liànto train; to drill
教练 (教練)jiào liànto coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:位 (wèi),名 (míng))
工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate
人民rén mínthe people

See also: Japanese symbol for “journeyman”.

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.