Chinese symbol for “researcher”
研究员
yán jiū yuán
Traditional: 研究員
researcher
The closest CC-CEDICT match for researcher is 研究员 (yán jiū yuán), defined as: researcher.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “researcher”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 科研人员 (科研人員) | kē yán rén yuán | (scientific) researcher |
| 研究者 | yán jiū zhě | investigator; researcher |
| 研修员 (研修員) | yán xiū yuán | research worker; researcher |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 研究员.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 研究 | yán jiū | research; a study |
| 研发 (研發) | yán fā | research and development; to develop |
| 研究所 | yán jiū suǒ | research institute; graduate studies |
| 研究生 | yán jiū shēng | graduate student; postgraduate student |
| 科研 | kē yán | (scientific) research |
| 研制 (研製) | yán zhì | to research and manufacture; to research and to develop |
| 究竟 | jiū jìng | to go to the bottom of a matter; after all |
| 研究院 | yán jiū yuàn | research institute; academy |
| 委员会 (委員會) | wěi yuán huì | committee; commission |
See also: Japanese symbol for “researcher”.
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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