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Chinese symbol for “undertaker”

殡仪员
bìn yí yuán
Traditional: 殯儀員
funeral worker; mortician; undertaker

The closest CC-CEDICT match for undertaker is 殡仪员 (bìn yí yuán), defined as: funeral worker; mortician; undertaker.

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

殡 bìn
funeral; to enbalm, to inter
radical 78 ⽍ · 14 strokes
仪 yí
instrument, apparatus; ceremony, rites
radical 9 ⼈ · 5 strokes
员 yuán
employee; member; personnel, staff
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 殡仪员.

WordPinyinMeaning
殡葬 (殯葬)bìn zàngfuneral and interment
殡仪馆 (殯儀館)bìn yí guǎna funeral home; an undertaker's
出殡 (出殯)chū bìnto accompany a deceased person to his last resting place; to hold a funeral
殡仪 (殯儀)bìn yífuneral
送殡 (送殯)sòng bìnto attend a funeral; to take part in a funeral procession
殡殓 (殯殮)bìn liànto bury sb
仪式 (儀式)yí shìceremony
仪器 (儀器)yí qìinstrument; apparatus; 台 (tái)
委员会 (委員會)wěi yuán huìcommittee; commission

See also: Japanese symbol for “undertaker”.

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.