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Chinese symbol for “mediator”

调停者
tiáo tíng zhě
Traditional: 調停者
mediator; intermediary; go-between

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mediator is 调停者 (tiáo tíng zhě), defined as: mediator; intermediary; go-between.

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

调 tiáo
tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
停 tíng
to suspend, to halt, to delay; suitable
radical 9 ⼈ · 11 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “mediator”

WordPinyinMeaning
中间人 (中間人)zhōng jiān rénintermediary; mediator
和事佬hé shì lǎopeacemaker; mediator; (derog.) fixer
中人zhōng réngo-between; mediator

Related words

Other words that share a character with 调停者.

WordPinyinMeaning
调查 (調查)diào cháinvestigation; inquiry
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
调整 (調整)tiáo zhěngto adjust; to revise; to reorganize
协调 (協調)xié tiáoto coordinate; to harmonize
调节 (調節)tiáo jiéto adjust; to regulate
空调 (空調)kōng tiáoair conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
停止tíng zhǐto stop; to halt; to cease
不停bù tíngincessant
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “mediator”.

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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