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Chinese symbol for “benefactor”

恩人
ēn rén
a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else

The closest CC-CEDICT match for benefactor is 恩人 (ēn rén), defined as: a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else.

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

恩 ēn
kindness, mercy, charity
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Other Chinese words for “benefactor”

WordPinyinMeaning
施主shī zhǔbenefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson); donor (semiconductor)
恩公ēn gōngbenefactor
贡献者 (貢獻者)gòng xiàn zhěcontributor; benefactor
捐款者juān kuǎn zhědonor; benefactor
檀越tán yuè(Buddhism) benefactor (designation of a lay person by a monk)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 恩人.

WordPinyinMeaning
感恩gǎn ēnto be grateful
恩典ēn diǎnfavor; grace
恩赐 (恩賜)ēn cìto bestow (favors, charity etc)
恩惠ēn huìfavor; grace
恩怨ēn yuàngratitude and grudges; resentment
恩爱 (恩愛)ēn àiloving affection (in a couple); conjugal love
人民rén mínthe people
人们 (人們)rén menpeople

See also: Japanese symbol for “benefactor”.

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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