Chinese symbol for “madam”
夫人
fū ren
lady; madam; Mrs.; measure word: 位 (wèi)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for madam is 夫人 (fū ren), defined as: lady; madam; Mrs.; measure word: 位 (wèi).
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 “madam”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 老大妈 (老大媽) | lǎo dà mā | "Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman); measure word: 位 (wèi) |
| 女士 | nǚ shì | lady; madam |
| 太太 | tài tai | married woman; Mrs. |
| 老大娘 | lǎo dà niáng | old lady; Madam (polite address) |
| 妈妈桑 (媽媽桑) | mā ma sāng | (from Japanese "mama-san") female manager of a hostess club, brothel or similar establishment; madam |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 夫人.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丈夫 | zhàng fu | husband |
| 夫妻 | fū qī | husband and wife; married couple |
| 夫妇 (夫婦) | fū fù | a (married) couple; husband and wife |
| 功夫 | gōng fu | skill; art |
| 大夫 | dà fū | senior official (in imperial China) |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 人们 (人們) | rén men | people |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “madam”.
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.