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Chinese symbol for “operator”

运营商
yùn yíng shāng
Traditional: 運營商
operator (of a power station, transport network etc); carrier (telecommunications etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for operator is 运营商 (yùn yíng shāng), defined as: operator (of a power station, transport network etc); carrier (telecommunications etc).

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

运 yùn
to run; ship, transport; fortune, luck
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
营 yíng
camp, barracks, army; to run, to manage
radical 140 ⾋ · 13 strokes
商 shāng
commerce, business, trade
radical 30 ⼝ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “operator”

WordPinyinMeaning
算子suàn zioperator (math.)
操作员 (操作員)cāo zuò yuánoperator
操作者cāo zuò zhěoperator
操作符cāo zuò fúoperator (computing)
作业员 (作業員)zuò yè yuánoperator (of a machine etc); factory worker

Related words

Other words that share a character with 运营商.

WordPinyinMeaning
运动 (運動)yùn dòngto move; to exercise
运用 (運用)yùn yòngto use; to put to use
运行 (運行)yùn xíng(of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course; (fig.) to function; to be in operation
运输 (運輸)yùn shūto transport; to carry
命运 (命運)mìng yùnfate; destiny
幸运 (幸運)xìng yùnfortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck
经营 (經營)jīng yíngto engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
运营 (運營)yùn yíngto be in operation; to do business
商业 (商業)shāng yèbusiness; trade

See also: Japanese symbol for “operator”.

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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