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Chinese symbol for “donation”

捐款
juān kuǎn
to donate money; to contribute funds; donation; contribution (of money)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for donation is 捐款 (juān kuǎn), defined as: to donate money; to contribute funds; donation; contribution (of money).

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

捐 juān
to give, to donate; to give up, to renounce
radical 64 ⼿ · 10 strokes
款 kuǎn
funds, payment; item, article
radical 76 ⽋ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “donation”

WordPinyinMeaning
捐助juān zhùto donate; to offer (aid)
损赠 (損贈)sǔn zèngto donate; donation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 捐款.

WordPinyinMeaning
捐赠 (捐贈)juān zèngto contribute (as a gift); to donate
捐助juān zhùto donate; to offer (aid)
捐献 (捐獻)juān xiànto donate; to contribute
募捐mù juānto solicit contributions; to collect donations
捐给 (捐給)juān gěito donate
贷款 (貸款)dài kuǎna loan; 笔 (bǐ)
条款 (條款)tiáo kuǎnclause (of contract or law); 项 (xiàng)
罚款 (罰款)fá kuǎnto fine; penalty

See also: Japanese symbol for “donation”.

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.