Chinese symbol for “pay”
支付
zhī fù
to pay (money)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pay is 支付 (zhī fù), defined as: to pay (money).
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 “pay”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 付出 | fù chū | to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time) |
| 付 | fù | to pay; to hand over to |
| 付费 (付費) | fù fèi | to pay; to cover the costs |
| 缴纳 (繳納) | jiǎo nà | to pay (taxes etc) |
| 付钱 (付錢) | fù qián | to pay |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 支付.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支持 | zhī chí | to be in favor of; to support |
| 支援 | zhī yuán | to provide assistance; to support |
| 支撑 (支撐) | zhī chēng | to prop up; to support |
| 支出 | zhī chū | to spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure |
| 支持者 | zhī chí zhě | supporter |
| 对付 (對付) | duì fu | to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do |
| 付出 | fù chū | to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time) |
| 应付 (應付) | yìng fu | to deal with; to cope |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pay”.
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.