Chinese symbol for “landlord”
地主
dì zhǔ
landlord; landowner; host
The closest CC-CEDICT match for landlord is 地主 (dì zhǔ), defined as: landlord; landowner; host.
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
Other Chinese words for “landlord”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 房东 (房東) | fáng dōng | landlord |
| 房主 | fáng zhǔ | landlord; house owner |
| 员外 (員外) | yuán wài | landlord (old usage) |
| 东 (東) | dōng | east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) |
| 东家 (東家) | dōng jiā | master (i.e. employer); landlord |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 地主.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地区 (地區) | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system) |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 当地 (當地) | dāng dì | local |
| 土地 | tǔ dì | land; soil |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal; major; primary |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | democracy; democratic |
| 主席 | zhǔ xí | chairperson; premier |
| 主任 | zhǔ rèn | director; head |
See also: Japanese symbol for “landlord”.
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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