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Chinese symbol for “majesty”

尊严
zūn yán
Traditional: 尊嚴
dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty

The closest CC-CEDICT match for majesty is 尊严 (zūn yán), defined as: dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty.

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

尊 zūn
to honor, to respect, to venerate
radical 41 ⼨ · 12 strokes
严 yán
strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
radical 1 ⼀ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 尊严.

WordPinyinMeaning
尊重zūn zhòngto esteem; to respect
尊敬zūn jìngto respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)
至尊zhì zūnthe most honorable; the most respected
自尊zì zūnself-respect; self-esteem
尊贵 (尊貴)zūn guìrespected; respectable
严重 (嚴重)yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
严格 (嚴格)yán géstrict; stringent; tight; rigorous
严肃 (嚴肅)yán sù(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting

See also: Japanese symbol for “majesty”.

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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