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Chinese symbol for “tutor”

导师
dǎo shī
Traditional: 導師
tutor; teacher; academic advisor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tutor is 导师 (dǎo shī), defined as: tutor; teacher; academic advisor.

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

导 dǎo
to direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct
radical 41 ⼨ · 6 strokes
师 shī
teacher, professional, master
radical 50 ⼱ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tutor”

WordPinyinMeaning
家庭教师 (家庭教師)jiā tíng jiào shītutor
辅导 (輔導)fǔ dǎoto guide; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor
辅导人 (輔導人)fǔ dǎo réntutor

Related words

Other words that share a character with 导师.

WordPinyinMeaning
领导 (領導)lǐng dǎolead; leading
导致 (導致)dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
指导 (指導)zhǐ dǎoto guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer
领导人 (領導人)lǐng dǎo rénleader
导演 (導演)dǎo yǎnto direct; director (film etc)
报导 (報導)bào dǎoto report (in the media); (news) report
老师 (老師)lǎo shīteacher
教师 (教師)jiào shīteacher; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “tutor”.

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.

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