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Chinese symbol for “duke”

公爵
gōng jué
duke; dukedom

The closest CC-CEDICT match for duke is 公爵 (gōng jué), defined as: duke; dukedom.

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

公 gōng
fair, equitable; public; duke
radical 12 ⼋ · 4 strokes
爵 jué
noble; a feudal rank or title
radical 87 ⽖ · 17 strokes

Other Chinese words for “duke”

WordPinyinMeaning
列侯liè hóuduke (old); nobleman

Related words

Other words that share a character with 公爵.

WordPinyinMeaning
公司gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā)
公开 (公開)gōng kāiopen; overt; public; to make public; to release
公民gōng míncitizen
公布 (公佈)gōng bùvariant of 公布 (gōng bù)
公里gōng lǐkilometer
爵士jué shìknight; Sir
伯爵bó juéearl; count
勋爵 (勳爵)xūn juéLord (UK hereditary nobility); UK life peer

See also: Japanese symbol for “duke”.

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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