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Chinese symbol for “profitable”

有利可图
yǒu lì kě tú
Traditional: 有利可圖
profitable

The closest CC-CEDICT match for profitable is 有利可图 (yǒu lì kě tú), defined as: profitable.

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

有 yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
radical 74 ⽉ · 6 strokes
利 lì
gains, advantage, profit, merit
radical 18 ⼑ · 7 strokes
可 kě
may, can, -able; possibly
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
图 tú
diagram, chart, map, picture; to plan
radical 31 ⼞ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “profitable”

WordPinyinMeaning
划huáto row; to paddle
有益yǒu yìuseful; beneficial
裨bìto benefit; to aid

Related words

Other words that share a character with 有利可图.

WordPinyinMeaning
没有 (沒有)méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't
所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
还有 (還有)hái yǒuthere still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
只有zhǐ yǒuonly have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng gu
有人yǒu rénsomeone; people
有关 (有關)yǒu guānto have sth to do with; to relate to
利用lì yòngto exploit; to make use of
权利 (權利)quán lìright (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth
可以kě yǐcan; may
图片 (圖片)tú piànpicture; photograph; 张 (zhāng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “profitable”.

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.