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Chinese symbol for “philanthropist”

慈善家
cí shàn jiā
philanthropist; humanitarian; charity donor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for philanthropist is 慈善家 (cí shàn jiā), defined as: philanthropist; humanitarian; charity donor.

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

慈 cí
gentle, humane, kind, merciful
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes
善 shàn
good, virtuous, charitable, kind
radical 30 ⼝ · 12 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “philanthropist”

WordPinyinMeaning
善人shàn rénphilanthropist; charitable person

Related words

Other words that share a character with 慈善家.

WordPinyinMeaning
慈善cí shànbenevolent; charitable
慈悲cí bēimercy
仁慈rén cíbenevolent; charitable
慈善机构 (慈善機構)cí shàn jī gòucharity
慈爱 (慈愛)cí àilove; devotion (to children)
改善gǎi shànto make better; to improve
完善wán shàn(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed
善于 (善於)shàn yúto be good at; to be adept at
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “philanthropist”.

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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