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Chinese symbol for “nobleman”

君子
jūn zǐ
nobleman; person of noble character

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nobleman is 君子 (jūn zǐ), defined as: nobleman; person of noble character.

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

君 jūn
sovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes
子 zǐ
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “nobleman”

WordPinyinMeaning
贵族 (貴族)guì zúlord; nobility
侯hóumarquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi); nobleman; high official
王爷 (王爺)wáng yeprince; marquis
显贵 (顯貴)xiǎn guìdignitary; distinguished person
列侯liè hóuduke (old); nobleman

Related words

Other words that share a character with 君子.

WordPinyinMeaning
君主jūn zhǔmonarch; sovereign
君王jūn wángsovereign king
暴君bào jūntyrant; despot
君主制jūn zhǔ zhìmonarchy
瘾君子 (癮君子)yǐn jūn zǐaddict (esp. a heavy smoker or drug addict, often jocular or disparaging)
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “nobleman”.

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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