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Chinese symbol for “bourgeoisie”

资产阶级
zī chǎn jiē jí
Traditional: 資產階級
the capitalist class; the bourgeoisie

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bourgeoisie is 资产阶级 (zī chǎn jiē jí), defined as: the capitalist class; the bourgeoisie.

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

资 zī
wealth, property, capital
radical 154 ⾙ · 10 strokes
产 chǎn
to give birth, to bring forth, to produce
radical 8 ⼇ · 6 strokes
阶 jiē
stairs, steps; degree, rank
radical 170 ⾩ · 6 strokes
级 jí
level, rank; class, grade
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “bourgeoisie”

WordPinyinMeaning
布尔乔亚 (布爾喬亞)bù ěr qiáo yà(loanword) bourgeois; bourgeoisie

Related words

Other words that share a character with 资产阶级.

WordPinyinMeaning
资料 (資料)zī liàomaterial; resources
资源 (資源)zī yuánnatural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)
投资 (投資)tóu zīinvestment; to invest
资金 (資金)zī jīnfunds; capital
资本 (資本)zī běncapital (economics)
资格 (資格)zī géqualifications; seniority
生产 (生產)shēng chǎnto produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child
产品 (產品)chǎn pǐngoods; merchandise
阶段 (階段)jiē duànstage; section
高级 (高級)gāo jíhigh level; high grade

See also: Japanese symbol for “bourgeoisie”.

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.