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Chinese symbol for “lobbyist”

说客
shuì kè
Traditional: 說客
(old) itinerant political adviser; (fig.) lobbyist; go-between; mouthpiece

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lobbyist is 说客 (shuì kè), defined as: (old) itinerant political adviser; (fig.) lobbyist; go-between; mouthpiece; also pr. [shuo1 ke4].

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

说 shuì
to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
radical 149 ⾔ · 9 strokes
客 kè
guest, traveller; customer
radical 40 ⼧ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 说客.

WordPinyinMeaning
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate
小说 (小說)xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction
说话 (說話)shuō huàto speak; to say
听说 (聽說)tīng shuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that)
说法 (說法)shuō fǎto expound Buddhist teachings
客户 (客戶)kè hùclient; customer
游客 (遊客)yóu kètraveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player
博客bó kè(loanword) a blog; a blogger

See also: Japanese symbol for “lobbyist”.

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.