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Chinese symbol for “leader”

领导人
lǐng dǎo rén
Traditional: 領導人
leader

The closest CC-CEDICT match for leader is 领导人 (lǐng dǎo rén), defined as: leader.

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

领 lǐng
neck, collar; lead, guide
radical 181 ⾴ · 11 strokes
导 dǎo
to direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct
radical 41 ⼨ · 6 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “leader”

WordPinyinMeaning
领袖 (領袖)lǐng xiùleader
领导者 (領導者)lǐng dǎo zhěleader
头儿 (頭兒)tóu rleader
头头 (頭頭)tóu tou(coll.) leader; person in charge
带头人 (帶頭人)dài tóu rénleader

Related words

Other words that share a character with 领导人.

WordPinyinMeaning
领导 (領導)lǐng dǎolead; leading
领域 (領域)lǐng yùdomain; sphere; field; territory; area
领袖 (領袖)lǐng xiùleader
占领 (佔領)zhàn lǐngto capture; to seize; to occupy by force
领土 (領土)lǐng tǔterritory
导致 (導致)dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
指导 (指導)zhǐ dǎoto guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer
导演 (導演)dǎo yǎnto direct; director (film etc)
人民rén mínthe people

See also: Japanese symbol for “leader”.

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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