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Chinese symbol for “contributor”

贡献者
gòng xiàn zhě
Traditional: 貢獻者
contributor; benefactor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for contributor is 贡献者 (gòng xiàn zhě), defined as: contributor; benefactor.

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

贡 gòng
to offer, to contribute; tribute, gifts
radical 154 ⾙ · 7 strokes
献 xiàn
to offer, to present; to show, to display
radical 94 ⽝ · 13 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “contributor”

WordPinyinMeaning
捐赠者 (捐贈者)juān zèng zhědonor; contributor
捐款者juān kuǎn zhědonor; benefactor

Related words

Other words that share a character with 贡献者.

WordPinyinMeaning
贡献 (貢獻)gòng xiànto contribute; to dedicate
贡士 (貢士)gòng shì(old) candidate who has successfully passed the first grades of the examination system, but not yet the court examination (殿试 (diàn shì))
进贡 (進貢)jìn gòngto present tribute (to a suzerain, the emperor etc)
贡品 (貢品)gòng pǐntribute
朝贡 (朝貢)cháo gòng(of a vassal state, neighboring country etc) to present tribute (to the imperial court)
文献 (文獻)wén xiànreference material (used in scholarly study)
奉献 (奉獻)fèng xiànto offer respectfully; to consecrate
献身 (獻身)xiàn shēnto commit one's energy to; to devote oneself to
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “contributor”.

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.