Chinese symbol for “affiliation”
挂靠
guà kào
Traditional: 掛靠
to be affiliated with; to operate under the wing of; affiliation
The closest CC-CEDICT match for affiliation is 挂靠 (guà kào), defined as: to be affiliated with; to operate under the wing of; affiliation.
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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 挂靠.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挂牌 (掛牌) | guà pái | lit. to hang up a plate; to open up for business |
| 悬挂 (懸掛) | xuán guà | to suspend; to hang |
| 挂钩 (掛鉤) | guà gōu | to couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) (preceded by 与 (yǔ) + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {en |
| 外挂 (外掛) | wài guà | attached externally (e.g. fuel tank); plug-in; add-on; special software used to cheat in an online game |
| 牵挂 (牽掛) | qiān guà | to worry about; to be concerned about |
| 挂号 (掛號) | guà hào | to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail |
| 依靠 | yī kào | to rely on; to depend on |
| 可靠 | kě kào | reliable |
See also: Japanese symbol for “affiliation”.
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.