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).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “custody”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 监护权.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 监督 (監督) | jiān dū | to supervise; to oversee; to inspect |
| 监狱 (監獄) | jiān yù | prison |
| 监管 (監管) | jiān guǎn | to oversee; to take charge of |
| 监控 (監控) | jiān kòng | to monitor |
| 监视 (監視) | jiān shì | to monitor; to keep a close watch over |
| 监察 (監察) | jiān chá | to supervise; to control |
| 保护 (保護) | bǎo hù | to protect; to defend |
| 维护 (維護) | wéi hù | to defend; to safeguard |
| 权利 (權利) | quán lì | right (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.