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Chinese symbol for “eldest”

最年长
zuì nián zhǎng
Traditional: 最年長
eldest

The closest CC-CEDICT match for eldest is 最年长 (zuì nián zhǎng), defined as: eldest.

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

最 zuì
most, extremely, exceedingly; superlative
radical 13 ⼌ · 12 strokes
年 nián
year; anniversary; a person's age
radical 51 ⼲ · 6 strokes
长 zhǎng
long, lasting; to excel in
radical 168 ⾧ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 最年长.

WordPinyinMeaning
最后 (最後)zuì hòufinal; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
最高zuì gāotallest; highest
最近zuì jìnrecently; soon
最终 (最終)zuì zhōngfinal; ultimate
最好zuì hǎobest; had better ...; it would be best to ...
最佳zuì jiāoptimum; optimal
年代nián dàia decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age
今年jīn niánthis year
增长 (增長)zēng zhǎngto grow; to increase

See also: Japanese symbol for “eldest”.

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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