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Chinese symbol for “subsidy”

资助
zī zhù
Traditional: 資助
to subsidize; to provide financial aid; subsidy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for subsidy is 资助 (zī zhù), defined as: to subsidize; to provide financial aid; subsidy.

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

资 zī
wealth, property, capital
radical 154 ⾙ · 10 strokes
助 zhù
to help, to aid, to assist
radical 19 ⼒ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “subsidy”

WordPinyinMeaning
补助 (補助)bǔ zhùto subsidize; subsidy
补贴 (補貼)bǔ tiēto subsidize; subsidy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 资助.

WordPinyinMeaning
资料 (資料)zī liàomaterial; resources
资源 (資源)zī yuánnatural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)
投资 (投資)tóu zīinvestment; to invest
资金 (資金)zī jīnfunds; capital
资本 (資本)zī běncapital (economics)
资格 (資格)zī géqualifications; seniority
帮助 (幫助)bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist
协助 (協助)xié zhùto provide assistance; to aid

See also: Japanese symbol for “subsidy”.

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.