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Chinese symbol for “aristocrat”

贵族
guì zú
Traditional: 貴族
lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman

The closest CC-CEDICT match for aristocrat is 贵族 (guì zú), defined as: lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy.

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

贵 guì
expensive, costly; valuable, precious
radical 154 ⾙ · 9 strokes
族 zú
race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
radical 70 ⽅ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “aristocrat”

WordPinyinMeaning
王公wáng gōngprinces and dukes; aristocrat

Related words

Other words that share a character with 贵族.

WordPinyinMeaning
珍贵 (珍貴)zhēn guìprecious
宝贵 (寶貴)bǎo guìvaluable; precious
昂贵 (昂貴)áng guìexpensive; costly
高贵 (高貴)gāo guìgrandeur; noble
贵宾 (貴賓)guì bīnhonored guest; distinguished guest
民族mín zúnationality; ethnic group
家族jiā zúfamily; clan
种族 (種族)zhǒng zúrace; ethnic group

See also: Japanese symbol for “aristocrat”.

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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