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Chinese symbol for “orator”

演说者
yǎn shuō zhě
Traditional: 演說者
orator; speaker

The closest CC-CEDICT match for orator is 演说者 (yǎn shuō zhě), defined as: orator; speaker.

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

演 yǎn
to perform, to act, to put on a play
radical 85 ⽔ · 14 strokes
说 shuō
to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
radical 149 ⾔ · 9 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “orator”

WordPinyinMeaning
雄辩家 (雄辯家)xióng biàn jiāorator
演讲家 (演講家)yǎn jiǎng jiāorator

Related words

Other words that share a character with 演说者.

WordPinyinMeaning
表演biǎo yǎnplay; show
导演 (導演)dǎo yǎnto direct; director (film etc)
演员 (演員)yǎn yuánactor; actress; performer
演出yǎn chūto act (in a play); to perform
演讲 (演講)yǎn jiǎngto give a lecture; to make a speech
扮演bàn yǎnto play the role of; to act
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate
小说 (小說)xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “orator”.

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.