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Chinese symbol for “collaborate”

合作
hé zuò
to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together

The closest CC-CEDICT match for collaborate is 合作 (hé zuò), defined as: to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together.

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

合 hé
to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
作 zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “collaborate”

WordPinyinMeaning
会师 (會師)huì shīto collaborate; to join forces
协同 (協同)xié tóngto cooperate; in coordination with
携手 (攜手)xié shǒuhand in hand; to join hands
串通chuàn tōngto collude; to collaborate
勾手gōu shǒuto collude with; to collaborate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 合作.

WordPinyinMeaning
综合 (綜合)zōng hécomprehensive; composite
结合 (結合)jié héto combine; to link
联合 (聯合)lián héto combine; to join
合法hé fǎlawful; legitimate
适合 (適合)shì héto fit; to suit
工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate
作为 (作為)zuò wéione's conduct; deed
作品zuò pǐnwork (of art); opus

See also: Japanese symbol for “collaborate”.

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.

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