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Chinese symbol for “senior”

资深
zī shēn
Traditional: 資深
senior; highly experienced; veteran

The closest CC-CEDICT match for senior is 资深 (zī shēn), defined as: senior; highly experienced; veteran.

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

资 zī
wealth, property, capital
radical 154 ⾙ · 10 strokes
深 shēn
deep, profound; depth
radical 85 ⽔ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “senior”

WordPinyinMeaning
前辈 (前輩)qián bèisenior; older generation
尊zūnsenior; of a senior generation
年长 (年長)nián zhǎngsenior
长者 (長者)zhǎng zhěan elder; a senior
伯bófather's elder brother; senior

Related words

Other words that share a character with 资深.

WordPinyinMeaning
资料 (資料)zī liàomaterial; resources
资源 (資源)zī yuánnatural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)
投资 (投資)tóu zīinvestment; to invest
资金 (資金)zī jīnfunds; capital
资本 (資本)zī běncapital (economics)
资格 (資格)zī géqualifications; seniority
深入shēn rùto penetrate deeply; thorough
深刻shēn kèprofound; deep

See also: Japanese symbol for “senior”.

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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