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Chinese symbol for “cooperation”

协作
xié zuò
Traditional: 協作
cooperation; coordination

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cooperation is 协作 (xié zuò), defined as: cooperation; coordination.

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

协 xié
to assist; to cooperate, to join; to harmonize
radical 24 ⼗ · 6 strokes
作 zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “cooperation”

WordPinyinMeaning
交汇 (交匯)jiāo huìto flow together; confluence (of rivers, airflow, roads)
交汇 (交彙)jiāo huìvariant of 交匯|交汇; to flow together
协和 (協和)xié héto harmonize; harmony

Related words

Other words that share a character with 协作.

WordPinyinMeaning
协议 (協議)xié yìagreement; pact
协会 (協會)xié huìan association; a society
协助 (協助)xié zhùto provide assistance; to aid
协调 (協調)xié tiáoto coordinate; to harmonize
协定 (協定)xié dìngagreement; accord
协商 (協商)xié shāngto consult with; to talk things over
工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate
作为 (作為)zuò wéione's conduct; deed

See also: Japanese symbol for “cooperation”.

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.