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Chinese symbol for “lobby”

游说
yóu shuì
Traditional: 遊說
to lobby; to campaign; to promote (an idea, a product); (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lobby is 游说 (yóu shuì), defined as: to lobby; to campaign; to promote (an idea, a product); (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period).

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

游 yóu
to wander, to travel, to tour, to roam
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes
说 shuì
to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
radical 149 ⾔ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “lobby”

WordPinyinMeaning
休息室xiū xī shìlobby; lounge
大堂dà tánglobby
大厅 (大廳)dà tīnghall; concourse; public lounge; (hotel) lobby
疏通shū tōngto unblock; to dredge
前厅 (前廳)qián tīnganteroom; vestibule

Related words

Other words that share a character with 游说.

WordPinyinMeaning
游戏 (遊戲)yóu xìgame (场 (chǎng)); to play
旅游 (旅遊)lǚ yóutrip; journey
游行 (遊行)yóu xíngto march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration
游客 (遊客)yóu kètraveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player
游泳yóu yǒngswimming; to swim
下游xià yóulower reaches (of a river); lower level
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate
小说 (小說)xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction

See also: Japanese symbol for “lobby”.

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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