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Chinese symbol for “collector”

收藏家
shōu cáng jiā
a collector (e.g. of artworks)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for collector is 收藏家 (shōu cáng jiā), defined as: a collector (e.g. of artworks).

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

收 shōu
to collect, to gather, to harvest
radical 66 ⽁ · 6 strokes
藏 cáng
to conceal, to hide; to hoard, to store
radical 140 ⾋ · 18 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “collector”

WordPinyinMeaning
藏家cáng jiācollector

Related words

Other words that share a character with 收藏家.

WordPinyinMeaning
收入shōu rùto take in; income
收到shōu dàoto receive
收集shōu jíto gather; to collect
收费 (收費)shōu fèito charge a fee
收购 (收購)shōu gòuto purchase or acquire in bulk or at an official level (esp. by a state or organization); to acquire or take over (a company or equity); acq
吸收xī shōuto absorb; to assimilate
隐藏 (隱藏)yǐn cángto hide; to conceal
收藏shōu cángto collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark; a collection
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “collector”.

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.