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Chinese symbol for “court”

朝廷
cháo tíng
court; imperial household; dynasty

The closest CC-CEDICT match for court is 朝廷 (cháo tíng), defined as: court; imperial household; dynasty.

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

朝 cháo
to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
radical 74 ⽉ · 12 strokes
廷 tíng
courtyard
radical 54 ⼵ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “court”

WordPinyinMeaning
宫廷 (宮廷)gōng tíngcourt (of king or emperor)
招惹zhāo rěto court (trouble); to attract (attention); to provoke (sb)
审判庭 (審判庭)shěn pàn tíngcourt; tribunal
法院fǎ yuàncourt of law; court
追zhuīto chase; to pursue

Related words

Other words that share a character with 朝廷.

WordPinyinMeaning
王朝wáng cháodynasty
明朝míng zhāotomorrow morning; the following morning
朝阳 (朝陽)cháo yángto be exposed to the sun; in a position facing the sun
朝着 (朝著)cháo zhetowards
宫廷 (宮廷)gōng tíngcourt (of king or emperor)
廷尉tíng wèichief judicial officer in imperial China
内廷 (內廷)nèi tíngplace at the imperial court, where emperor handled government affairs, gave orders etc
廷试 (廷試)tíng shìcourt examination, the top grade imperial exam

See also: Japanese symbol for “court”.

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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