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Chinese symbol for “gentlemen”

诸君
zhū jūn
Traditional: 諸君
Gentlemen! (start of a speech); Ladies and Gentlemen!

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gentlemen is 诸君 (zhū jūn), defined as: Gentlemen! (start of a speech); Ladies and Gentlemen!.

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

诸 zhū
all, many, various; surname
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
君 jūn
sovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “gentlemen”

WordPinyinMeaning
诸公 (諸公)zhū gōnggentlemen (form of address)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 诸君.

WordPinyinMeaning
诸多 (諸多)zhū duō(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of
诸如 (諸如)zhū rú(various things) such as; such as (the following)
诸位 (諸位)zhū wèi(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen
诸侯 (諸侯)zhū hóudukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
诸如此类 (諸如此類)zhū rú cǐ lèithings like this (idiom); and so on; and the rest
诉诸 (訴諸)sù zhūto appeal (to reason, sentiment, charity etc); to resort to (a course of action)
君主jūn zhǔmonarch; sovereign
君子jūn zǐnobleman; person of noble character

See also: Japanese symbol for “gentlemen”.

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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