Chinese symbol for “secretary”
书记
shū ji
Traditional: 書記
secretary (head of a Communist Party or Communist Youth League organization); clerk; scribe
The closest CC-CEDICT match for secretary is 书记 (shū ji), defined as: secretary (head of a Communist Party or Communist Youth League organization); clerk; scribe.
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 “secretary”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秘书 (秘書) | mì shū | secretary |
| 文秘 | wén mì | secretary |
| 部长 (部長) | bù zhǎng | head of a (government etc) department; section chief |
| 秘 | mì | secret; secretary |
| 文书 (文書) | wén shū | document; official correspondence |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 书记.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秘书 (秘書) | mì shū | secretary |
| 图书馆 (圖書館) | tú shū guǎn | library; measure word: 家 (jiā), 个 (gè) |
| 书籍 (書籍) | shū jí | books; works |
| 读书 (讀書) | dú shū | to read a book; to study |
| 秘书长 (秘書長) | mì shū zhǎng | secretary-general |
| 记者 (記者) | jì zhě | reporter; journalist; 个 (gè) |
| 记录 (記錄) | jì lù | to record; record (esp. a written account) |
| 记得 (記得) | jì de | to remember |
See also: Japanese symbol for “secretary”.
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.