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Chinese symbol for “specialist”

专家
zhuān jiā
Traditional: 專家
expert; specialist

The closest CC-CEDICT match for specialist is 专家 (zhuān jiā), defined as: expert; specialist.

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

专 zhuān
concentrated, specialized; to monopolize
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “specialist”

WordPinyinMeaning
专人 (專人)zhuān rénspecialist; person appointed for specific task
专门家 (專門家)zhuān mén jiāspecialist
专业户 (專業戶)zhuān yè hùrural household that specializes in a particular type of product; (fig.) specialist
专门人员 (專門人員)zhuān mén rén yuánspecialist; specialized staff
灰领 (灰領)huī lǐnggray collar; specialist

Related words

Other words that share a character with 专家.

WordPinyinMeaning
专业 (專業)zhuān yèspecialty; specialized field
专门 (專門)zhuān ménspecialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose)
专题 (專題)zhuān tíspecific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic
专用 (專用)zhuān yòngspecial; dedicated
专辑 (專輯)zhuān jíalbum; record (music)
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state
大家dà jiāeveryone; influential family
家庭jiā tíngfamily; household; 户 (hù)

See also: Japanese symbol for “specialist”.

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.