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Chinese symbol for “reporter”

记者
jì zhě
Traditional: 記者
reporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for reporter is 记者 (jì zhě), defined as: reporter; journalist; 个 (gè).

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

记 jì
mark, sign; to note, to record
radical 149 ⾔ · 5 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “reporter”

WordPinyinMeaning
采访记者 (採訪記者)cǎi fǎng jì zhěreporter; journalist
通讯员 (通訊員)tōng xùn yuáncorrespondent; reporter
访员 (訪員)fǎng yuán(old) reporter; journalist

Related words

Other words that share a character with 记者.

WordPinyinMeaning
记录 (記錄)jì lùto record; record (esp. a written account)
记得 (記得)jì deto remember
书记 (書記)shū jisecretary (head of a Communist Party or Communist Youth League organization); clerk; scribe
忘记 (忘記)wàng jìto forget
记忆 (記憶)jì yìto remember; to recall; memory
或者huò zhěor; possibly; maybe; perhaps
作者zuò zhěauthor; writer
学者 (學者)xué zhěscholar

See also: Japanese symbol for “reporter”.

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.