Chinese symbol for “profit”
盈利
yíng lì
profit; gain; to make profits
The closest CC-CEDICT match for profit is 盈利 (yíng lì), defined as: profit; gain; to make profits.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “profit”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 获利 (獲利) | huò lì | profit; to obtain benefits |
| 赚头 (賺頭) | zhuàn tou | profit (colloquial) |
| 赢 (贏) | yíng | to beat; to win |
| 成果 | chéng guǒ | result; achievement |
| 利 | lì | sharp; favorable |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 盈利.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盈余 (盈餘) | yíng yú | surplus; profit |
| 轻盈 (輕盈) | qīng yíng | graceful; lithe |
| 热泪盈眶 (熱淚盈眶) | rè lèi yíng kuàng | eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom); extremely moved |
| 盈亏 (盈虧) | yíng kuī | profit and loss; waxing and waning |
| 市盈率 | shì yíng lǜ | PE ratio |
| 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 |
| 利益 | lì yì | benefit; (in sb's) interest |
See also: Japanese symbol for “profit”.
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.