Chinese symbol for “chief”
长
zhǎng
Traditional: 長
chief; head; elder; to grow
The closest CC-CEDICT match for chief is 长 (zhǎng), defined as: chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase.
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 “chief”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 魁 | kuí | chief; head |
| 首领 (首領) | shǒu lǐng | head; boss; chief |
| 头 (頭) | tóu | head; hair style |
| 首 | shǒu | head; chief |
| 魁首 | kuí shǒu | chief; first |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 长.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 增长 (增長) | zēng zhǎng | to grow; to increase |
| 长期 (長期) | cháng qī | long-term; for a protracted period |
| 部长 (部長) | bù zhǎng | head of a (government etc) department; section chief |
| 成长 (成長) | chéng zhǎng | to mature; to grow |
| 市长 (市長) | shì zhǎng | mayor |
| 家长 (家長) | jiā zhǎng | head of a household; family head |
See also: Japanese symbol for “chief”.
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.