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Chinese symbol for “stenographer”

速记员
sù jì yuán
Traditional: 速記員
stenographer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stenographer is 速记员 (sù jì yuán), defined as: stenographer.

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

速 sù
prompt, quick, speedy
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes
记 jì
mark, sign; to note, to record
radical 149 ⾔ · 5 strokes
员 yuán
employee; member; personnel, staff
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “stenographer”

WordPinyinMeaning
速录师 (速錄師)sù lù shīstenographer

Related words

Other words that share a character with 速记员.

WordPinyinMeaning
速度sù dùspeed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo
快速kuài sùfast; high-speed; rapid
迅速xùn sùrapid; speedy
高速gāo sùhigh speed; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路 (gāo sù gōng lù))
加速jiā sùto accelerate; to speed up; to expedite
高速公路gāo sù gōng lùexpressway; highway; freeway
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)
记录 (記錄)jì lùto record; record (esp. a written account)
委员会 (委員會)wěi yuán huìcommittee; commission

See also: Japanese symbol for “stenographer”.

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.