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Chinese symbol for “supporter”

支持者
zhī chí zhě
supporter

The closest CC-CEDICT match for supporter is 支持者 (zhī chí zhě), defined as: supporter.

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

支 zhī
to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)
radical 65 ⽀ · 4 strokes
持 chí
to hold, to support, to sustain
radical 64 ⼿ · 9 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “supporter”

WordPinyinMeaning
拥护者 (擁護者)yōng hù zhěsupporter (person)
同情者tóng qíng zhěsupporter; sympathizer (esp. of political cause)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 支持者.

WordPinyinMeaning
支持zhī chíto be in favor of; to support
支付zhī fùto pay (money)
支援zhī yuánto provide assistance; to support
支撑 (支撐)zhī chēngto prop up; to support
支出zhī chūto spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure
坚持 (堅持)jiān chíto persevere with; to persist in
持续 (持續)chí xùto continue; to last; to persist
保持bǎo chíto keep; to maintain
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “supporter”.

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.