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Chinese symbol for “colonialism”

殖民主义
zhí mín zhǔ yì
Traditional: 殖民主義
colonialism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for colonialism is 殖民主义 (zhí mín zhǔ yì), defined as: colonialism.

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

殖 zhí
to breed, to spawn; to grow, to prosper
radical 78 ⽍ · 12 strokes
民 mín
citizens, subjects; a nation's people
radical 83 ⽒ · 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 殖民主义.

WordPinyinMeaning
养殖 (養殖)yǎng zhíto raise; to breed (animals etc)
殖民zhí míncolony; colonial
殖民地zhí mín dìcolony
繁殖fán zhíto breed; to reproduce
生殖shēng zhíto reproduce; to flourish
生殖器shēng zhí qìreproductive organ; genitals
人民rén mínthe people
民主mín zhǔdemocracy; democratic
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning

See also: Japanese symbol for “colonialism”.

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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