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Chinese symbol for “marquis”

侯爵
hóu jué
marquis

The closest CC-CEDICT match for marquis is 侯爵 (hóu jué), defined as: marquis.

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

侯 hóu
marquis, lord; target in archery
radical 9 ⼈ · 9 strokes
爵 jué
noble; a feudal rank or title
radical 87 ⽖ · 17 strokes

Other Chinese words for “marquis”

WordPinyinMeaning
万户侯 (萬戶侯)wàn hù hóuMarquis (highest Han dynasty ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households); high nobles
王爷 (王爺)wáng yeprince; marquis

Related words

Other words that share a character with 侯爵.

WordPinyinMeaning
诸侯 (諸侯)zhū hóudukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
诸侯国 (諸侯國)zhū hóu guóvassal state
王侯wáng hóuaristocracy
武侯祠wǔ hóu cítemple dedicated to the memory of Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 (Zhū gě Liàng) (There is one in Chengdu, and many others in various parts of China.)
侯门 (侯門)hóu ménnoble house
爵士jué shìknight; Sir
伯爵bó juéearl; count
公爵gōng juéduke; dukedom

See also: Japanese symbol for “marquis”.

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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