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Chinese symbol for “volunteer”

志愿者
zhì yuàn zhě
Traditional: 志願者
volunteer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for volunteer is 志愿者 (zhì yuàn zhě), defined as: volunteer.

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

志 zhì
determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
radical 61 ⼼ · 7 strokes
愿 yuàn
desire, wish; honest, virtuous; ready, willing
radical 61 ⼼ · 14 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “volunteer”

WordPinyinMeaning
自愿者 (自願者)zì yuàn zhěvolunteer; consenting participant
义务 (義務)yì wùduty; obligation (项 (xiàng)); volunteer (work etc)
志愿 (志願)zhì yuànaspiration; ambition
志工zhì gōng(Tw) a volunteer
义警 (義警)yì jǐngvigilante; volunteer (police)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 志愿者.

WordPinyinMeaning
同志tóng zhìcomrade; (slang) homosexual
杂志 (雜誌)zá zhìmagazine; measure word: 本 (běn), 份 (fèn), 期 (qī)
标志 (標誌)biāo zhìsign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark
意志yì zhìwill; willpower; determination
志愿 (志願)zhì yuànaspiration; ambition
愿意 (願意)yuàn yìto wish; to want
愿望 (願望)yuàn wàngdesire; wish
自愿 (自願)zì yuànvoluntary
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “volunteer”.

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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