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Chinese symbol for “capitalism”

资本主义
zī běn zhǔ yì
Traditional: 資本主義
capitalism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for capitalism is 资本主义 (zī běn zhǔ yì), defined as: capitalism.

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
本 běn
root, origin, source; basis
radical 75 ⽊ · 5 strokes
主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes
义 yì
right conduct, propriety; justice
radical 3 ⼂ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 资本主义.

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
根本gēn běnfundamental; basic
基本jī běnbasic; fundamental
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning

See also: Japanese symbol for “capitalism”.

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.