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Chinese symbol for “participant”

参与者
cān yù zhě
Traditional: 參與者
participant

The closest CC-CEDICT match for participant is 参与者 (cān yù zhě), defined as: participant.

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

参 cān
to take part in, to intervene; ginseng
radical 28 ⼛ · 8 strokes
与 yù
and; with; to; for; to give, to grant
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “participant”

WordPinyinMeaning
参加者 (參加者)cān jiā zhěparticipant
一把手yī bǎ shǒuworking hand; member of a work team; participant; the boss (short form of 第一把手 (dì yī bǎ shǒu))
局中人jú zhōng rénparticipant; protagonist
受试者 (受試者)shòu shì zhěsubject (in an experiment); participant (in a clinical trial etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 参与者.

WordPinyinMeaning
参加 (參加)cān jiāto participate; to take part; to join
参与 (參與)cān yùto participate (in sth)
参考 (參考)cān kǎoconsultation; reference
参观 (參觀)cān guānto visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around
参数 (參數)cān shùparameter
参赛 (參賽)cān sàito compete; to take part in a competition
与其 (與其)yǔ qírather than... (used in expressions of the form 与其 (yǔ qí) + {verb1} + 不如 (bù rú) + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
与此同时 (與此同時)yǔ cǐ tóng shíat the same time; meanwhile
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “participant”.

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.