Chinese symbol for “governor”
州长
zhōu zhǎng
Traditional: 州長
governor (of a province or colony); (US) state governor; (Australian) state premier
The closest CC-CEDICT match for governor is 州长 (zhōu zhǎng), defined as: governor (of a province or colony); (US) state governor; (Australian) state premier.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “governor”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 总督 (總督) | zǒng dū | governor-general; viceroy |
| 尹 | yǐn | (literary) to administer; to govern; (bound form) governor; prefect; magistrate (official title in imperial times) |
| 州伯 | zhōu bó | governor (of a province); provincial chief (old) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 州长.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自治州 | zì zhì zhōu | autonomous prefecture |
| 州立 | zhōu lì | state-run |
| 州界 | zhōu jiè | state border; state line |
| 副州长 (副州長) | fù zhōu zhǎng | deputy governor (of a province or colony); lieutenant governor of US state |
| 州伯 | zhōu bó | governor (of a province); provincial chief (old) |
| 增长 (增長) | zēng zhǎng | to grow; to increase |
| 长期 (長期) | cháng qī | long-term; for a protracted period |
| 部长 (部長) | bù zhǎng | head of a (government etc) department; section chief |
See also: Japanese symbol for “governor”.
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.