Chinese symbol for “patent”
专利
zhuān lì
Traditional: 專利
patent; sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people; monopoly
The closest CC-CEDICT match for patent is 专利 (zhuān lì), defined as: patent; sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people; monopoly.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “patent”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 专利.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 专业 (專業) | zhuān yè | specialty; specialized field |
| 专家 (專家) | zhuān jiā | expert; specialist |
| 专门 (專門) | zhuān mén | specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose) |
| 专题 (專題) | zhuān tí | specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic |
| 专用 (專用) | zhuān yòng | special; dedicated |
| 专辑 (專輯) | zhuān jí | album; record (music) |
| 利用 | lì yòng | to exploit; to make use of |
| 权利 (權利) | quán lì | right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth |
See also: Japanese symbol for “patent”.
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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