Chinese symbol for “charity”
慈善机构
cí shàn jī gòu
Traditional: 慈善機構
charity
The closest CC-CEDICT match for charity is 慈善机构 (cí shàn jī gòu), defined as: charity.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “charity”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 好事 | hǎo shì | good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity |
| 爱心 (愛心) | ài xīn | compassion; kindness |
| 仁爱 (仁愛) | rén ài | benevolence; charity |
| 周济 (周濟) | zhōu jì | help to the needy; emergency relief |
| 公益事业 (公益事業) | gōng yì shì yè | service to the public; public welfare undertaking |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 慈善机构.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 慈善 | cí shàn | benevolent; charitable |
| 慈悲 | cí bēi | mercy |
| 仁慈 | rén cí | benevolent; charitable |
| 慈爱 (慈愛) | cí ài | love; devotion (to children) |
| 慈善家 | cí shàn jiā | philanthropist; humanitarian |
| 改善 | gǎi shàn | to make better; to improve |
| 完善 | wán shàn | (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed |
| 善于 (善於) | shàn yú | to be good at; to be adept at |
| 机构 (機構) | jī gòu | mechanism; structure |
| 结构 (結構) | jié gòu | structure; composition |
See also: Japanese symbol for “charity”.
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.