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Chinese symbol for “senator”

参议员
cān yì yuán
Traditional: 參議員
senator

The closest CC-CEDICT match for senator is 参议员 (cān yì yuán), defined as: senator.

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

参 cān
to take part in, to intervene; ginseng
radical 28 ⼛ · 8 strokes
议 yì
to consult, to talk over; to criticize, to discuss
radical 149 ⾔ · 5 strokes
员 yuán
employee; member; personnel, staff
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 参议员.

WordPinyinMeaning
参加 (參加)cān jiāto participate; to take part; to join
参与 (參與)cān yùto participate (in sth)
参考 (參考)cān kǎoconsultation; reference
参观 (參觀)cān guānto visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around
参数 (參數)cān shùparameter
参赛 (參賽)cān sàito compete; to take part in a competition
会议 (會議)huì yìmeeting; conference
建议 (建議)jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn))
委员会 (委員會)wěi yuán huìcommittee; commission

See also: Japanese symbol for “senator”.

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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