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Chinese symbol for “autocracy”

专制
zhuān zhì
Traditional: 專制
autocracy; dictatorship

The closest CC-CEDICT match for autocracy is 专制 (zhuān zhì), defined as: autocracy; dictatorship.

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

专 zhuān
concentrated, specialized; to monopolize
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
制 zhì
system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “autocracy”

WordPinyinMeaning
专权 (專權)zhuān quánautocracy; dictatorship
专制主义 (專制主義)zhuān zhì zhǔ yìabsolutism; despotism
君主政体 (君主政體)jūn zhǔ zhèng tǐmonarchy; autocracy
专制君主制 (專制君主制)zhuān zhì jūn zhǔ zhìabsolute monarchy; autocracy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 专制.

WordPinyinMeaning
专业 (專業)zhuān yèspecialty; specialized field
专家 (專家)zhuān jiāexpert; specialist
专门 (專門)zhuān ménspecialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose)
专题 (專題)zhuān tíspecific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic
专用 (專用)zhuān yòngspecial; dedicated
专辑 (專輯)zhuān jíalbum; record (music)
控制kòng zhìto control
制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution

See also: Japanese symbol for “autocracy”.

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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