King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “preacher”

传道者
chuán dào zhě
Traditional: 傳道者
missionary; preacher

The closest CC-CEDICT match for preacher is 传道者 (chuán dào zhě), defined as: missionary; preacher.

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

传 chuán
to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
道 dào
method, way; path, road
radical 162 ⾡ · 13 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 传道者.

WordPinyinMeaning
传统 (傳統)chuán tǒngtradition; traditional
宣传 (宣傳)xuān chuánto disseminate; to give publicity to
传播 (傳播)chuán bōto disseminate; to propagate; to spread
传说 (傳說)chuán shuōlegend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
上传 (上傳)shàng chuánto upload
传递 (傳遞)chuán dìto transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
报道 (報道)bào dàoto report (news); report
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “preacher”.

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.

Last posts

  1. Best Bokken Bags and Cases for Martial Arts Training
  2. Choosing the Best Wooden Tanto for Realistic Knife Drills
  3. What Is a Suburito and Is It Worth Buying for Strength
  4. Buying a Wooden Wakizashi for Two-Sword Practice
  5. Buying Chanbara Swords for Sparring and Competition
  6. What Size Shinai Does a Child Need for Kendo Practice
  7. Best Polypropylene Bokken for Hard Contact Training
  8. Best Foam Swords for Kids Martial Arts and Safe Practice
  9. Are Cold Steel Training Swords Good for Practice
  10. Shinai Maintenance and Essential Tools for Bamboo Care