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Chinese symbol for “troubadour”

游吟诗人
yóu yín shī rén
Traditional: 遊吟詩人
troubadour; bard

The closest CC-CEDICT match for troubadour is 游吟诗人 (yóu yín shī rén), defined as: troubadour; bard.

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

游 yóu
to wander, to travel, to tour, to roam
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes
吟 yín
to sing, to hum; to recite; a type of poetry
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes
诗 shī
poetry; poem, verse, ode
radical 149 ⾔ · 8 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 游吟诗人.

WordPinyinMeaning
游戏 (遊戲)yóu xìgame (场 (chǎng)); to play
旅游 (旅遊)lǚ yóutrip; journey
游行 (遊行)yóu xíngto march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration
游客 (遊客)yóu kètraveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player
游泳yóu yǒngswimming; to swim
下游xià yóulower reaches (of a river); lower level
呻吟shēn yínto moan; to groan
吟唱yín chàngto chant; to recite
诗人 (詩人)shī rénbard; poet
人民rén mínthe people

See also: Japanese symbol for “troubadour”.

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.