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Chinese symbol for “contribution”

功劳
gōng láo
Traditional: 功勞
contribution; meritorious service; credit

The closest CC-CEDICT match for contribution is 功劳 (gōng láo), defined as: contribution; meritorious service; credit.

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

功 gōng
achievement, good work; merit; service
radical 19 ⼒ · 5 strokes
劳 láo
to labor, to toil; to do manual work
radical 19 ⼒ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “contribution”

WordPinyinMeaning
贡献 (貢獻)gòng xiànto contribute; to dedicate
供献 (供獻)gōng xiàna contribution
捐款juān kuǎnto donate money; to contribute funds
功绩 (功績)gōng jìfeat; contribution
捐助juān zhùto donate; to offer (aid)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 功劳.

WordPinyinMeaning
成功chéng gōngto succeed; success
功能gōng néngfunction; capability
功夫gōng fuskill; art
功率gōng lǜpower (rate of doing work, measured in watts)
功效gōng xiàoefficacy
功课 (功課)gōng kèhomework; assignment
劳动 (勞動)láo dòngwork; toil
劳动力 (勞動力)láo dòng lìlabor force; manpower

See also: Japanese symbol for “contribution”.

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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