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Chinese symbol for “reformer”

改革者
gǎi gé zhě
reformer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for reformer is 改革者 (gǎi gé zhě), defined as: reformer.

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

改 gǎi
to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel
radical 66 ⽁ · 7 strokes
革 gé
leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove
radical 177 ⾰ · 9 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “reformer”

WordPinyinMeaning
改革家gǎi gé jiāreformer

Related words

Other words that share a character with 改革者.

WordPinyinMeaning
改变 (改變)gǎi biànto change; to alter
改革gǎi géreform; measure word: 次 (cì), 种 (zhǒng), 项 (xiàng)
改善gǎi shànto make better; to improve
修改xiū gǎito amend; to alter
改造gǎi zàoto transform; to reform
改进 (改進)gǎi jìnto improve; to make better; improvement
革命gé mìngto withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution
变革 (變革)biàn géto transform; to change
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “reformer”.

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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