Chinese symbol for “scholar”
学者
xué zhě
Traditional: 學者
scholar
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scholar is 学者 (xué zhě), defined as: scholar.
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 “scholar”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 儒 | rú | scholar; Confucian |
| 书生 (書生) | shū shēng | scholar; intellectual |
| 读书人 (讀書人) | dú shū rén | scholar; intellectual |
| 士人 | shì rén | scholar |
| 文人 | wén rén | cultivated individual; scholar; literati |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 学者.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学生 (學生) | xué sheng | student; schoolchild |
| 大学 (大學) | dà xué | university; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ) |
| 学校 (學校) | xué xiào | school; measure word: 所 (suǒ) |
| 学习 (學習) | xué xí | to learn; to study |
| 科学 (科學) | kē xué | science; scientific knowledge |
| 学院 (學院) | xué yuàn | college; educational institute |
| 记者 (記者) | jì zhě | reporter; journalist; 个 (gè) |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or; possibly; maybe; perhaps |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scholar”.
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.