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Chinese symbol for “whistleblower”

吹哨人
chuī shào rén
whistleblower

The closest CC-CEDICT match for whistleblower is 吹哨人 (chuī shào rén), defined as: whistleblower.

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

吹 chuī
to blow, to puff; to brag, to boast
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes
哨 shào
to whistle; to chirp
radical 30 ⼝ · 10 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 吹哨人.

WordPinyinMeaning
鼓吹gǔ chuīto agitate for; to enthusiastically promote
吹嘘 (吹噓)chuī xūto brag
吹牛chuī niúto talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth; (dialect) to chat idly
吹捧chuī pěngto flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments
吹箫 (吹簫)chuī xiāoto play the xiao 箫 (xiāo), a vertical bamboo flute; (literary) to beg on the streets (abbr. for 吴市吹箫 (wú shì chuī xiāo))
吹奏chuī zòuto play (wind instruments)
前哨qián shàooutpost; (fig.) front line
哨兵shào bīngsentinel
人民rén mínthe people

See also: Japanese symbol for “whistleblower”.

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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