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Chinese symbol for “overlord”

领主
lǐng zhǔ
Traditional: 領主
feudal lord; suzerain; overlord

The closest CC-CEDICT match for overlord is 领主 (lǐng zhǔ), defined as: feudal lord; suzerain; overlord.

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

领 lǐng
neck, collar; lead, guide
radical 181 ⾴ · 11 strokes
主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “overlord”

WordPinyinMeaning
霸王bà wánghegemon; overlord
霸主bà zhǔa powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); overlord

Related words

Other words that share a character with 领主.

WordPinyinMeaning
领导 (領導)lǐng dǎolead; leading
领域 (領域)lǐng yùdomain; sphere; field; territory; area
领导人 (領導人)lǐng dǎo rénleader
领袖 (領袖)lǐng xiùleader
占领 (佔領)zhàn lǐngto capture; to seize; to occupy by force
领土 (領土)lǐng tǔterritory
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
民主mín zhǔdemocracy; democratic

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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