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Chinese symbol for “management”

管理
guǎn lǐ
to supervise; to manage; to administer; management

The closest CC-CEDICT match for management is 管理 (guǎn lǐ), defined as: to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; 个 (gè).

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

管 guǎn
tube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control
radical 118 ⽵ · 14 strokes
理 lǐ
science, reason, logic; to manage
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “management”

WordPinyinMeaning
资方 (資方)zī fāngthe owners of a private enterprise; management

Related words

Other words that share a character with 管理.

WordPinyinMeaning
尽管 (儘管)jǐn guǎndespite; although
不管bù guǎnnot to be concerned; regardless of
主管zhǔ guǎnin charge; responsible for
监管 (監管)jiān guǎnto oversee; to take charge of
管制guǎn zhìto control; to restrict
处理 (處理)chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish
理论 (理論)lǐ lùntheory; 个 (gè)
理解lǐ jiěto comprehend; to understand

See also: Japanese symbol for “management”.

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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