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Chinese symbol for “singer”

歌手
gē shǒu
singer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for singer is 歌手 (gē shǒu), defined as: singer.

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

歌 gē
song, lyrics; to sing, to chant
radical 76 ⽋ · 14 strokes
手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “singer”

WordPinyinMeaning
歌唱家gē chàng jiāsinger

Related words

Other words that share a character with 歌手.

WordPinyinMeaning
歌曲gē qǔsong
诗歌 (詩歌)shī gēpoem; measure word: 本 (běn), 首 (shǒu), 段 (duàn)
唱歌chàng gēto sing a song
歌词 (歌詞)gē císong lyric; lyrics
歌唱gē chàngto sing
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability
选手 (選手)xuǎn shǒuathlete; contestant

See also: Japanese symbol for “singer”.

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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