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Chinese symbol for “custody”

监护权
jiān hù quán
Traditional: 監護權
custody (of a child)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for custody is 监护权 (jiān hù quán), defined as: custody (of a child).

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

监 jiān
to supervise, to direct, to control; to inspect; prison, jail
radical 108 ⽫ · 10 strokes
护 hù
to defend, to guard, to protect; shelter; endorse
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
权 quán
authority, power, right
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “custody”

WordPinyinMeaning
抚养权 (撫養權)fǔ yǎng quáncustody (of a child etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 监护权.

WordPinyinMeaning
监督 (監督)jiān dūto supervise; to oversee; to inspect
监狱 (監獄)jiān yùprison
监管 (監管)jiān guǎnto oversee; to take charge of
监控 (監控)jiān kòngto monitor
监视 (監視)jiān shìto monitor; to keep a close watch over
监察 (監察)jiān cháto supervise; to control
保护 (保護)bǎo hùto protect; to defend
维护 (維護)wéi hùto defend; to safeguard
权利 (權利)quán lìright (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth

See also: Japanese symbol for “custody”.

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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