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Chinese symbol for “autocrat”

独裁者
dú cái zhě
Traditional: 獨裁者
dictator; autocrat

The closest CC-CEDICT match for autocrat is 独裁者 (dú cái zhě), defined as: dictator; autocrat.

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

独 dú
alone, independent, only, single, solitary
radical 94 ⽝ · 9 strokes
裁 cái
to trim, to reduce, to cut; judgment
radical 145 ⾐ · 12 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 独裁者.

WordPinyinMeaning
独立 (獨立)dú lìindependent; independence
独特 (獨特)dú tèunique; distinctive
单独 (單獨)dān dúalone; by oneself
独自 (獨自)dú zìalone
孤独 (孤獨)gū dúlonely; solitary
独裁 (獨裁)dú cáidictatorship
总裁 (總裁)zǒng cáichairman; director-general (of a company etc)
制裁zhì cáito punish; punishment
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “autocrat”.

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.