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Chinese symbol for “trainer”

教练机
jiào liàn jī
Traditional: 教練機
trainer (aircraft)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for trainer is 教练机 (jiào liàn jī), defined as: trainer (aircraft).

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

教 jiào
school, education
radical 66 ⽁ · 11 strokes
练 liàn
to drill, to exercise; to practice, to train
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
机 jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “trainer”

WordPinyinMeaning
指导 (指導)zhǐ dǎoto guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer
训练者 (訓練者)xùn liàn zhětrainer

Related words

Other words that share a character with 教练机.

WordPinyinMeaning
教育jiào yùto educate; to teach
教师 (教師)jiào shīteacher; 个 (gè)
宗教zōng jiàoreligion
教授jiāo shòuto teach (a subject)
教学 (教學)jiāo xuéto teach
训练 (訓練)xùn liànto train; to drill
教练 (教練)jiào liànto coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:位 (wèi),名 (míng))
练习 (練習)liàn xíto practice; exercise
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure

See also: Japanese symbol for “trainer”.

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.