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Chinese symbol for “protester”

抗议者
kàng yì zhě
Traditional: 抗議者
protester

The closest CC-CEDICT match for protester is 抗议者 (kàng yì zhě), defined as: protester.

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

抗 kàng
to defy, to fight, to resist
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
议 yì
to consult, to talk over; to criticize, to discuss
radical 149 ⾔ · 5 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “protester”

WordPinyinMeaning
示威者shì wēi zhědemonstrator; protester

Related words

Other words that share a character with 抗议者.

WordPinyinMeaning
抗议 (抗議)kàng yìto protest; protest
对抗 (對抗)duì kàngto withstand; to resist
反抗fǎn kàngto resist; to rebel
抗日kàng Rìto resist Japan (esp. during WW2); anti-Japanese (esp. wartime activities)
抗战 (抗戰)kàng zhànwar of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945)
抵抗dǐ kàngto resist; resistance
会议 (會議)huì yìmeeting; conference
建议 (建議)jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn))
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

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.