Chinese symbol for “patron”
靠山
kào shān
patron; backer; close to a mountain
The closest CC-CEDICT match for patron is 靠山 (kào shān), defined as: patron; backer; close to a mountain.
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
Other Chinese words for “patron”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保护人 (保護人) | bǎo hù rén | guardian; carer |
| 座儿 (座兒) | zuò r | rickshaw seat (Beijing dialect); patron (of teahouse, cinema) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 靠山.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 依靠 | yī kào | to rely on; to depend on |
| 可靠 | kě kào | reliable |
| 靠近 | kào jìn | to be close to; to approach; to draw near |
| 可靠性 | kě kào xìng | reliability |
| 靠拢 (靠攏) | kào lǒng | to draw close to |
| 停靠 | tíng kào | to call at; to stop at |
| 山区 (山區) | shān qū | mountain area; 个 (gè) |
| 火山 | huǒ shān | volcano |
See also: Japanese symbol for “patron”.
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.