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Chinese symbol for “entrepreneur”

企业家
qǐ yè jiā
Traditional: 企業家
entrepreneur

The closest CC-CEDICT match for entrepreneur is 企业家 (qǐ yè jiā), defined as: entrepreneur.

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

企 qǐ
to plan a project; to stand on tiptoe
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
业 yè
business, profession; to study, to work
radical 1 ⼀ · 5 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “entrepreneur”

WordPinyinMeaning
创业者 (創業者)chuàng yè zhěentrepreneur

Related words

Other words that share a character with 企业家.

WordPinyinMeaning
企业 (企業)qǐ yècompany; firm; enterprise; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā)
企图 (企圖)qǐ túto attempt; to try
企鹅 (企鵝)qǐ épenguin
中小企业 (中小企業)zhōng xiǎo qǐ yèsmall and medium enterprise
国企 (國企)guó qǐstate-owned enterprise; (Tw) international business management (as a subject of study) (abbr. for 国际企业管理 (guó jì qǐ yè guǎn lǐ))
专业 (專業)zhuān yèspecialty; specialized field
工业 (工業)gōng yèindustry
农业 (農業)nóng yèagriculture; farming
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “entrepreneur”.

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.