Chinese symbol for “cater”

备办

bèi bàn

Traditional: 備辦

to provide (items for an event); to cater; to make preparations

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cater is 备办 (bèi bàn), defined as: to provide (items for an event); to cater; to make preparations.

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

备 bèi

to prepare; to get ready, to equip; ready; perfect

radical 34 ⼡ · 8 strokes

办 bàn

to set up; to manage, to run; to deal with, to handle

radical 19 ⼒ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 备办.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
准备 (準備)	zhǔn bèi	preparation; to prepare
设备 (設備)	shè bèi	equipment; facilities; installations
具备 (具備)	jù bèi	to possess; to have
装备 (裝備)	zhuāng bèi	equipment; to equip
配备 (配備)	pèi bèi	to allocate; to provide
筹备 (籌備)	chóu bèi	preparations; to get ready for sth
办法 (辦法)	bàn fǎ	way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem; 条 (tiáo)
举办 (舉辦)	jǔ bàn	to conduct; to hold (an event)

See also: Japanese symbol for “cater”.

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.