Chinese symbol for “scribe”
史官
shǐ guān
scribe; court recorder; historian; historiographer
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scribe is 史官 (shǐ guān), defined as: scribe; court recorder; historian; historiographer.
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
Other Chinese words for “scribe”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 书记 (書記) | shū ji | secretary (head of a Communist Party or Communist Youth League organization); clerk; scribe |
| 写手 (寫手) | xiě shǒu | person who writes articles - newspapers, magazines, blogs (informal); scribe |
| 抄经士 (抄經士) | chāo jīng shì | copyist; scribe |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 史官.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 历史 (歷史) | lì shǐ | history; 门 (mén),段 (duàn) |
| 史上 | shǐ shàng | in history |
| 史料 | shǐ liào | historical material or data |
| 历史性 (歷史性) | lì shǐ xìng | historic |
| 有史以来 (有史以來) | yǒu shǐ yǐ lái | since the beginning of history |
| 史诗 (史詩) | shǐ shī | an epic; poetic saga |
| 官方 | guān fāng | government; official (approved or issued by an authority) |
| 官员 (官員) | guān yuán | official (in an organization or government); administrator |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scribe”.
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.