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Chinese symbol for “passenger”

乘客
chéng kè
passenger

The closest CC-CEDICT match for passenger is 乘客 (chéng kè), defined as: passenger.

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

乘 chéng
ride, mount; to make use of; to ascend; to multiply
radical 4 ⼃ · 10 strokes
客 kè
guest, traveller; customer
radical 40 ⼧ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “passenger”

WordPinyinMeaning
搭客dā kèto take on passengers; passenger
座儿 (座兒)zuò rrickshaw seat (Beijing dialect); patron (of teahouse, cinema)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 乘客.

WordPinyinMeaning
乘坐chéng zuòto take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
搭乘dā chéngto ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc)
乘车 (乘車)chéng chēto ride (in a car or carriage); to drive
乘机 (乘機)chéng jīto take the opportunity; to take a plane
乘以chéng yǐ(math.) multiplied with
客户 (客戶)kè hùclient; customer
游客 (遊客)yóu kètraveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player
博客bó kè(loanword) a blog; a blogger

See also: Japanese symbol for “passenger”.

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.