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Chinese symbol for “tradesman”

坐商
zuò shāng
tradesman; shopkeeper

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tradesman is 坐商 (zuò shāng), defined as: tradesman; shopkeeper.

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

坐 zuò
seat; to sit; to ride, to travel by
radical 32 ⼟ · 7 strokes
商 shāng
commerce, business, trade
radical 30 ⼝ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 坐商.

WordPinyinMeaning
坐下zuò xiato sit down
坐标 (坐標)zuò biāovariant of 坐标 (zuò biāo)
乘坐chéng zuòto take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
坐牢zuò láoto be imprisoned
坐落zuò luòto be situated; to be located (of a building)
商业 (商業)shāng yèbusiness; trade
商品shāng pǐncommodity; goods; merchandise; measure word: 件 (jiàn)
商店shāng diànstore; shop; measure word: 家 (jiā)

See also: Japanese symbol for “tradesman”.

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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