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Chinese symbol for “proprietor”

所有者
suǒ yǒu zhě
proprietor; owner

The closest CC-CEDICT match for proprietor is 所有者 (suǒ yǒu zhě), defined as: proprietor; owner.

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

所 suǒ
place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
radical 63 ⼾ · 8 strokes
有 yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
radical 74 ⽉ · 6 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “proprietor”

WordPinyinMeaning
老板 (老闆)lǎo bǎnboss; proprietor
掌门人 (掌門人)zhǎng mén rén(wuxia) sect leader; (fig.) person in charge; head; leader; proprietor
业主 (業主)yè zhǔowner; proprietor
所有主suǒ yǒu zhǔowner; proprietor
头家 (頭家)tóu jiāorganizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings; banker (gambling)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 所有者.

WordPinyinMeaning
所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result
所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
所谓 (所謂)suǒ wèiwhat is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called
所有人suǒ yǒu réneveryone; owner
有所yǒu suǒsomewhat; to some extent
厕所 (廁所)cè suǒtoilet; lavatory; 间 (jiān),处 (chù)
没有 (沒有)méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't
还有 (還有)hái yǒuthere still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “proprietor”.

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.