King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “theorist”

理论家
lǐ lùn jiā
Traditional: 理論家
theorist; theoretician

The closest CC-CEDICT match for theorist is 理论家 (lǐ lùn jiā), defined as: theorist; theoretician.

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

理 lǐ
science, reason, logic; to manage
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes
论 lùn
debate; discussion
radical 149 ⾔ · 6 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 理论家.

WordPinyinMeaning
管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage
处理 (處理)chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish
理论 (理論)lǐ lùntheory; 个 (gè)
理解lǐ jiěto comprehend; to understand
总理 (總理)zǒng lǐpremier; prime minister
理由lǐ yóureason; grounds
讨论 (討論)tǎo lùnto discuss; to talk over
无论 (無論)wú lùnno matter what or how; regardless of whether...
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “theorist”.

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.