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Chinese symbol for “contractor”

承包商
chéng bāo shāng
contractor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for contractor is 承包商 (chéng bāo shāng), defined as: contractor.

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

承 chéng
to undertake, to bear, to accept a duty; inheritance
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
包 bāo
wrap, pack, bundle; package
radical 20 ⼓ · 5 strokes
商 shāng
commerce, business, trade
radical 30 ⼝ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “contractor”

WordPinyinMeaning
承包人chéng bāo réncontractor
包工bāo gōngto undertake to perform work within a time limit and according to specifications; to contract for a job
包商bāo shāng(Tw) contractor
营造商 (營造商)yíng zào shāngbuilder; contractor

Related words

Other words that share a character with 承包商.

WordPinyinMeaning
承认 (承認)chéng rènto admit; to concede
承诺 (承諾)chéng nuòto promise; to undertake to do something
承担 (承擔)chéng dānto undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)
继承 (繼承)jì chéngto inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc)
承受chéng shòuto bear; to support
传承 (傳承)chuán chéngto pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times)
包括bāo kuòto comprise; to include
包含bāo hánto contain; to embody
商业 (商業)shāng yèbusiness; trade

See also: Japanese symbol for “contractor”.

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.