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Chinese symbol for “borrower”

借款人
jiè kuǎn rén
the borrower

The closest CC-CEDICT match for borrower is 借款人 (jiè kuǎn rén), defined as: the borrower.

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

借 jiè
to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext
radical 9 ⼈ · 10 strokes
款 kuǎn
funds, payment; item, article
radical 76 ⽋ · 12 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Other Chinese words for “borrower”

WordPinyinMeaning
借方jiè fāngborrower; debit side (of a balance sheet)
承租方chéng zū fāngborrower; leaser
借入方jiè rù fāngborrower; debit side (of a balance sheet)
借债人 (借債人)jiè zhài réndebtor; borrower

Related words

Other words that share a character with 借款人.

WordPinyinMeaning
借口jiè kǒuto use as an excuse; excuse; pretext
凭借 (憑借)píng jièto rely on; to depend on
借款jiè kuǎnto lend money; to borrow money
借助jiè zhùto draw support from; with the help of
借鉴 (借鑒)jiè jiànto draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things)
借贷 (借貸)jiè dàito borrow or lend money; debit and credit items on a balance sheet
贷款 (貸款)dài kuǎna loan; 笔 (bǐ)
条款 (條款)tiáo kuǎnclause (of contract or law); 项 (xiàng)
人民rén mínthe people

See also: Japanese symbol for “borrower”.

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.