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Chinese symbol for “earl”

伯爵
bó jué
earl; count; earldom or countship (old)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for earl is 伯爵 (bó jué), defined as: earl; count; earldom or countship (old).

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

伯 bó
older brother; father's elder brother; sir, sire, count
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
爵 jué
noble; a feudal rank or title
radical 87 ⽖ · 17 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 伯爵.

WordPinyinMeaning
韦伯 (韋伯)wéi bóweber (unit of magnetic flux, Wb)
伯伯bó bofather's elder brother; uncle
伯父bó fùfather's elder brother; term of respect for older man
伯母bó mǔwife of father's elder brother; aunt
老伯lǎo bóuncle (polite form of address for older male)
爵士jué shìknight; Sir
公爵gōng juéduke; dukedom
勋爵 (勳爵)xūn juéLord (UK hereditary nobility); UK life peer

See also: Japanese symbol for “earl”.

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.