Chinese symbol for “official”
官员
guān yuán
Traditional: 官員
official (in an organization or government); administrator
The closest CC-CEDICT match for official is 官员 (guān yuán), defined as: official (in an organization or government); administrator.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “official”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal; official |
| 官方 | guān fāng | government; official (approved or issued by an authority) |
| 掾 | yuàn | official |
| 士子 | shì zǐ | official; scholar (old) |
| 干部 (幹部) | gàn bù | cadre; official |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 官员.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 官方 | guān fāng | government; official (approved or issued by an authority) |
| 法官 | fǎ guān | judge (in court) |
| 官网 (官網) | guān wǎng | official website (abbr. for 官方网站 (guān fāng wǎng zhàn)) |
| 军官 (軍官) | jūn guān | officer (military) |
| 器官 | qì guān | (physiology) organ; apparatus |
| 委员会 (委員會) | wěi yuán huì | committee; commission |
| 人员 (人員) | rén yuán | staff; crew |
| 成员 (成員) | chéng yuán | member |
See also: Japanese symbol for “official”.
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.