Chinese symbol for “maker”

制造者

zhì zào zhě

Traditional: 製造者

maker

The closest CC-CEDICT match for maker is 制造者 (zhì zào zhě), defined as: maker.

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

制 zhì

system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower

radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes

造 zào

to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture

radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes

者 zhě

that which; they who; those who

radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

製 zhì

Other Chinese words for “maker”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
创客 (創客)	chuàng kè	maker (innovative enthusiast who builds objects using technology)
制作商 (製作商)	zhì zuò shāng	maker; manufacturer
制作者 (製作者)	zhì zuò zhě	producer; maker

Related words

Other words that share a character with 制造者.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
控制	kòng zhì	to control
制度	zhì dù	system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
限制	xiàn zhì	to restrict; to limit
制作 (製作)	zhì zuò	to make; to manufacture
制造 (製造)	zhì zào	to manufacture; to make
体制 (體制)	tǐ zhì	system; organization
造成	zào chéng	to bring about; to create; to cause
创造 (創造)	chuàng zào	to create; to bring about
记者 (記者)	jì zhě	reporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “maker”.

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.