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Chinese symbol for “reader”

读者
dú zhě
Traditional: 讀者
reader

The closest CC-CEDICT match for reader is 读者 (dú zhě), defined as: reader.

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

读 dú
to study, to learn; to read, to pronounce
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “reader”

WordPinyinMeaning
阅读器 (閱讀器)yuè dú qìreader (software)
读本 (讀本)dú běnreader; an instructional book

Related words

Other words that share a character with 读者.

WordPinyinMeaning
阅读 (閱讀)yuè dúto read
读书 (讀書)dú shūto read a book; to study
解读 (解讀)jiě dúto decipher; to decode
就读 (就讀)jiù dúto go to school
宣读 (宣讀)xuān dúto read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference)
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)
或者huò zhěor; possibly; maybe; perhaps
作者zuò zhěauthor; writer

See also: Japanese symbol for “reader”.

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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