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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “authorities”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 官府 | guān fǔ | authorities; feudal official |
| 上头 (上頭) | shàng tou | the top; the upper part; (its) surface; the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups |
| 当权者 (當權者) | dāng quán zhě | ruler; those in power |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 当局.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 当时 (當時) | dāng shí | then; at that time |
| 当然 (當然) | dāng rán | only natural; as it should be |
| 当地 (當地) | dāng dì | local |
| 相当 (相當) | xiāng dāng | equivalent to; appropriate |
| 当年 (當年) | dāng nián | in those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life |
| 局长 (局長) | jú zhǎng | bureau chief; measure word: 位 (wèi), 个 (gè) |
| 布局 (佈局) | bù jú | arrangement; composition |
| 局势 (局勢) | jú shì | situation; 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.