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Chinese symbol for “despot”

豪强
háo qiáng
Traditional: 豪強
despot; tyrant; bully

The closest CC-CEDICT match for despot is 豪强 (háo qiáng), defined as: despot; tyrant; bully.

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

豪 háo
brave, heroic, chivalrous
radical 152 ⾗ · 14 strokes
强 qiáng
strong, powerful, energetic
radical 57 ⼸ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “despot”

WordPinyinMeaning
霸王bà wánghegemon; overlord
暴君bào jūntyrant; despot

Related words

Other words that share a character with 豪强.

WordPinyinMeaning
豪华 (豪華)háo huáluxurious
自豪zì háoproud (of one's achievements etc)
富豪fù háorich and powerful person
豪宅háo zháiluxury home; mansion
豪门 (豪門)háo ménwealthy and influential family
土豪tǔ háolocal tyrant; local strong man
加强 (加強)jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress

See also: Japanese symbol for “despot”.

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.