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Chinese symbol for “builder”

营造商
yíng zào shāng
Traditional: 營造商
builder; contractor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for builder is 营造商 (yíng zào shāng), defined as: builder; contractor.

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

营 yíng
camp, barracks, army; to run, to manage
radical 140 ⾋ · 13 strokes
造 zào
to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes
商 shāng
commerce, business, trade
radical 30 ⼝ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “builder”

WordPinyinMeaning
建筑工人 (建築工人)jiàn zhù gōng rénconstruction worker; builder
施工单位 (施工單位)shī gōng dān wèiunit in charge of construction; builder

Related words

Other words that share a character with 营造商.

WordPinyinMeaning
经营 (經營)jīng yíngto engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
运营 (運營)yùn yíngto be in operation; to do business
营业 (營業)yíng yèto do business; to trade
营销 (營銷)yíng xiāomarketing
营养 (營養)yíng yǎngnutrition; nourishment
营运 (營運)yíng yùnrunning; operation (of airport, bus service, business etc)
造成zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause
创造 (創造)chuàng zàoto create; to bring about
商业 (商業)shāng yèbusiness; trade

See also: Japanese symbol for “builder”.

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.