King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “stringer”

特约记者
tè yuē jì zhě
Traditional: 特約記者
special correspondent; stringer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stringer is 特约记者 (tè yuē jì zhě), defined as: special correspondent; stringer.

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

特 tè
special, unique, distinguished
radical 93 ⽜ · 10 strokes
约 yuē
treaty, covenant, agreement
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes
记 jì
mark, sign; to note, to record
radical 149 ⾔ · 5 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 特约记者.

WordPinyinMeaning
特别 (特別)tè biéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly
特色tè sèa characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality
特殊tè shūspecial; particular
特点 (特點)tè diǎncharacteristic; trait; feature
特征 (特徵)tè zhēngcharacteristic; diagnostic property
特定tè dìngspecial; specific; designated; particular
大约 (大約)dà yuēapproximately; probably
条约 (條約)tiáo yuētreaty; pact
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)
或者huò zhěor; possibly; maybe; perhaps

See also: Japanese symbol for “stringer”.

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.