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Chinese symbol for “supplier”

供应商
gōng yìng shāng
Traditional: 供應商
supplier

The closest CC-CEDICT match for supplier is 供应商 (gōng yìng shāng), defined as: supplier.

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

供 gōng
to supply, to provide for; to offer in worship
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes
应 yìng
should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
radical 53 ⼴ · 7 strokes
商 shāng
commerce, business, trade
radical 30 ⼝ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “supplier”

WordPinyinMeaning
提供者tí gōng zhěsupplier; provider
供货商 (供貨商)gōng huò shāngsupplier; vendor
供应者 (供應者)gōng yìng zhěsupplier
供销商 (供銷商)gōng xiāo shāngdistribution business; supplier

Related words

Other words that share a character with 供应商.

WordPinyinMeaning
提供tí gōngto offer; to supply
供应 (供應)gōng yìngto supply; to provide (goods, services etc)
供给 (供給)gōng jǐto furnish; to provide
供电 (供電)gōng diànto supply electricity
供水gōng shuǐto supply water
应该 (應該)yīng gāiought to; should; must
应用 (應用)yìng yòngto put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc)
反应 (反應)fǎn yìngto react; to respond
商业 (商業)shāng yèbusiness; trade

See also: Japanese symbol for “supplier”.

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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