记者 (jì zhě)

Character breakdown

• 记 (jì) · 5 strokes

  Simplified form of 記. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 己 represents the sound.

• 者 (zhě) · 8 strokes

  Origin unclear. 耂, which is a pictograph of a tree with paper mulberry leaves (original form of 楮), represents the sound.