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Chinese symbol for “services”

劳务
láo wù
Traditional: 勞務
service (work done for money); services (as in "goods and services")

The closest CC-CEDICT match for services is 劳务 (láo wù), defined as: service (work done for money); services (as in "goods and services").

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

劳 láo
to labor, to toil; to do manual work
radical 19 ⼒ · 8 strokes
务 wù
affairs, business; should; must
radical 19 ⼒ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 劳务.

WordPinyinMeaning
劳动 (勞動)láo dòngwork; toil
劳动力 (勞動力)láo dòng lìlabor force; manpower
劳工 (勞工)láo gōnglabor; laborer
劳动者 (勞動者)láo dòng zhěworker; laborer
勤劳 (勤勞)qín láohardworking; industrious; diligent
服务 (服務)fú wùto serve; service
任务 (任務)rèn wumission; assignment; task; duty; role; 项 (xiàng)
业务 (業務)yè wùbusiness; professional work

See also: Japanese symbol for “services”.

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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