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Chinese symbol for “photographer”

摄影师
shè yǐng shī
Traditional: 攝影師
photographer; cinematographer; cameraman

The closest CC-CEDICT match for photographer is 摄影师 (shè yǐng shī), defined as: photographer; cinematographer; cameraman.

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

摄 shè
to absorb, to take in; to photograph; to act on behalf of
radical 64 ⼿ · 13 strokes
影 yǐng
shadow; image, reflection; photograph
radical 59 ⼺ · 15 strokes
师 shī
teacher, professional, master
radical 50 ⼱ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “photographer”

WordPinyinMeaning
摄影家 (攝影家)shè yǐng jiāphotographer

Related words

Other words that share a character with 摄影师.

WordPinyinMeaning
拍摄 (拍攝)pāi shèto take (a picture); to shoot (a film)
摄影 (攝影)shè yǐngto take a photograph; photography
摄像头 (攝像頭)shè xiàng tóuwebcam; surveillance camera
摄影机 (攝影機)shè yǐng jī(old) camera; movie camera; cine camera
摄像机 (攝像機)shè xiàng jīvideo camera; measure word: 部 (bù)
影响 (影響)yǐng xiǎnginfluence; effect
电影 (電影)diàn yǐngmovie; film; measure word: 部 (bù)
影片yǐng piàna copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie
老师 (老師)lǎo shīteacher

See also: Japanese symbol for “photographer”.

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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