Chinese symbol for “majority”
多数
duō shù
Traditional: 多數
majority; most
The closest CC-CEDICT match for majority is 多数 (duō shù), defined as: majority; most.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “majority”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大多数 (大多數) | dà duō shù | (great) majority |
| 大部分 | dà bù fen | the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4] |
| 大部 | dà bù | the greater part; the majority; most |
| 泰半 | tài bàn | more than half; a majority |
| 太半 | tài bàn | more than half; a majority |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 多数.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 许多 (許多) | xǔ duō | many; a lot of |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | number; amount; somewhat |
| 多年 | duō nián | many years; for many years |
| 多么 (多麼) | duō me | how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc) |
| 数据 (數據) | shù jù | data |
| 人数 (人數) | rén shù | number of people |
| 数字 (數字) | shù zì | numeral; digit |
| 数量 (數量) | shù liàng | amount; quantity; quantitative |
See also: Japanese symbol for “majority”.
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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