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Chinese symbol for “harem”

后宫
hòu gōng
Traditional: 後宮
harem; chambers of imperial concubines

The closest CC-CEDICT match for harem is 后宫 (hòu gōng), defined as: harem; chambers of imperial concubines.

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

后 hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
宫 gōng
palace; surname
radical 40 ⼧ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “harem”

WordPinyinMeaning
妻妾qī qièwives and concubines (of a polygamous man); harem
闺房 (閨房)guī fánglady's chamber; boudoir

Related words

Other words that share a character with 后宫.

WordPinyinMeaning
最后 (最後)zuì hòufinal; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
之后 (之後)zhī hòuafter; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
然后 (然後)rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
以后 (以後)yǐ hòuafter; later
后来 (後來)hòu láiafterwards; later; newly arrived
后面 (後面)hòu mianthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back
子宫 (子宮)zǐ gōnguterus; womb
宫殿 (宮殿)gōng diànpalace; measure word: 座 (zuò)

See also: Japanese symbol for “harem”.

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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