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Chinese symbol for “rostrum”

主席台
zhǔ xí tái
Traditional: 主席臺
rostrum; platform; 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rostrum is 主席台 (zhǔ xí tái), defined as: rostrum; platform; 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

主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes
席 xí
seat, place; mat; banquet; to take a seat
radical 50 ⼱ · 10 strokes
台 tái
platform; unit; term of address
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “rostrum”

WordPinyinMeaning
讲台 (講臺)jiǎng táiplatform; podium; rostrum; lectern
坛 (壇)tánaltar; platform; rostrum

Related words

Other words that share a character with 主席台.

WordPinyinMeaning
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
民主mín zhǔdemocracy; democratic
主席zhǔ xíchairperson; premier
主任zhǔ rèndirector; head
主题 (主題)zhǔ títheme; subject
主张 (主張)zhǔ zhāngto advocate; to stand for
出席chū xíto attend; to participate
首席shǒu xíseat of honor; chief (representative, correspondent etc)
平台 (平臺)píng táiplatform; terrace

See also: Japanese symbol for “rostrum”.

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.