Chinese symbol for “pension”
养老金
yǎng lǎo jīn
Traditional: 養老金
pension
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pension is 养老金 (yǎng lǎo jīn), defined as: pension.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “pension”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 民宿 | mín sù | (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 民宿 "minshuku") property rented via Airbnb or similar platform; guesthouse; bed-and-breakfast; homestay; pension |
| 年金 | nián jīn | annuity; pension |
| 终身俸 (終身俸) | zhōng shēn fèng | (Tw) pension (for retired military, civil service and teaching personnel) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 养老金.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 培养 (培養) | péi yǎng | to cultivate; to breed |
| 营养 (營養) | yíng yǎng | nutrition; nourishment |
| 养殖 (養殖) | yǎng zhí | to raise; to breed (animals etc) |
| 养老 (養老) | yǎng lǎo | to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement |
| 饲养 (飼養) | sì yǎng | to raise; to rear |
| 养成 (養成) | yǎng chéng | to cultivate; to raise |
| 老师 (老師) | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 老婆 | lǎo pó | (coll.) wife |
| 资金 (資金) | zī jīn | funds; capital |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pension”.
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.