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Chinese symbol for “messenger”

信使
xìn shǐ
messenger; courier

The closest CC-CEDICT match for messenger is 信使 (xìn shǐ), defined as: messenger; courier.

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

信 xìn
to trust, to believe; letter, sign
radical 9 ⼈ · 9 strokes
使 shǐ
cause, mission, orders; envoy, messenger, ambassador
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “messenger”

WordPinyinMeaning
使shǐto make; to cause
信差xìn chāimessenger
传令兵 (傳令兵)chuán lìng bīng(military) messenger; orderly
价jiè(literary) messenger; servant
传话人 (傳話人)chuán huà rénmessenger; communicator

Related words

Other words that share a character with 信使.

WordPinyinMeaning
信息xìn xīinformation; news; message
相信xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
信号 (信號)xìn hàosignal
信仰xìn yǎngto believe in (a religion); firm belief
信任xìn rènto trust; to have confidence in
信心xìn xīnconfidence; faith (in sb or sth)
使用shǐ yòngto use; to employ
即使jí shǐeven if; even though

See also: Japanese symbol for “messenger”.

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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