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Chinese symbol for “spotter”

观测员
guān cè yuán
Traditional: 觀測員
observer; spotter

The closest CC-CEDICT match for spotter is 观测员 (guān cè yuán), defined as: observer; spotter.

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

观 guān
to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
radical 147 ⾒ · 6 strokes
测 cè
to survey, to measure; to estimate, to conjecture
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes
员 yuán
employee; member; personnel, staff
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 观测员.

WordPinyinMeaning
观点 (觀點)guān diǎnpoint of view; viewpoint
观众 (觀眾)guān zhòngspectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)
观察 (觀察)guān cháto observe; to watch; to survey
观看 (觀看)guān kànto watch; to view
观念 (觀念)guān niànnotion; thought
客观 (客觀)kè guānobjective; impartial
测试 (測試)cè shìto test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area)
预测 (預測)yù cèto forecast; to predict
委员会 (委員會)wěi yuán huìcommittee; commission

See also: Japanese symbol for “spotter”.

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.