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Chinese symbol for “role”

角色
jué sè
role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]

The closest CC-CEDICT match for role is 角色 (jué sè), defined as: role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4].

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

角 jué
angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
radical 148 ⾓ · 7 strokes
色 sè
color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
radical 139 ⾊ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “role”

WordPinyinMeaning
角juérole (theater); to compete
任务 (任務)rèn wumission; assignment; task; duty; role; 项 (xiàng)
身份shēn fènidentity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." 以 (yǐ) + ... + 的身份 (de shēn fèn)); status (social, legal
职能 (職能)zhí néngfunction; role
行当 (行當)háng dangprofession; role (acting)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 角色.

WordPinyinMeaning
角度jiǎo dùangle; (fig.) point of view
主角zhǔ juéleading role; lead; protagonist
角落jiǎo luòcorner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook
视角 (視角)shì jiǎoangle from which one observes an object; (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference
三角sān jiǎotriangle; (math.) trigonometry (abbr. for 三角学 (sān jiǎo xué))
特色tè sèa characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality
颜色 (顏色)yán sècolor; countenance
绿色 (綠色)lǜ sègreen

See also: Japanese symbol for “role”.

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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