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Chinese symbol for “employer”

雇主
gù zhǔ
employer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for employer is 雇主 (gù zhǔ), defined as: employer.

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

雇 gù
employment; to hire, to employ
radical 172 ⾫ · 12 strokes
主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 雇主.

WordPinyinMeaning
雇佣 (僱傭)gù yōngto employ; to hire
解雇 (解僱)jiě gùto fire; to sack
雇员 (雇員)gù yuánemployee
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
民主mín zhǔdemocracy; democratic
主席zhǔ xíchairperson; premier
主任zhǔ rèndirector; head
主题 (主題)zhǔ títheme; subject

See also: Japanese symbol for “employer”.

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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