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Chinese symbol for “authorities”

当局
dāng jú
Traditional: 當局
authorities

The closest CC-CEDICT match for authorities is 当局 (dāng jú), defined as: authorities.

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

当 dāng
appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
radical 58 ⼹ · 6 strokes
局 jú
bureau, office; circumstance, game, situation
radical 44 ⼫ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “authorities”

WordPinyinMeaning
官府guān fǔauthorities; feudal official
上头 (上頭)shàng touthe top; the upper part; (its) surface; the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups
当权者 (當權者)dāng quán zhěruler; those in power

Related words

Other words that share a character with 当局.

WordPinyinMeaning
当时 (當時)dāng shíthen; at that time
当然 (當然)dāng ránonly natural; as it should be
当地 (當地)dāng dìlocal
相当 (相當)xiāng dāngequivalent to; appropriate
当年 (當年)dāng niánin those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life
局长 (局長)jú zhǎngbureau chief; measure word: 位 (wèi), 个 (gè)
布局 (佈局)bù júarrangement; composition
局势 (局勢)jú shìsituation; state (of affairs)

See also: Japanese symbol for “authorities”.

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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