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Chinese symbol for “pontiff”

教皇
jiào huáng
(Catholicism) pope; pontiff

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pontiff is 教皇 (jiào huáng), defined as: (Catholicism) pope; pontiff.

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

教 jiào
school, education
radical 66 ⽁ · 11 strokes
皇 huáng
royal, imperial; ruler, superior
radical 106 ⽩ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 教皇.

WordPinyinMeaning
教育jiào yùto educate; to teach
教师 (教師)jiào shīteacher; 个 (gè)
宗教zōng jiàoreligion
教授jiāo shòuto teach (a subject)
教学 (教學)jiāo xuéto teach
皇帝huáng dìemperor; 个 (gè)
皇家huáng jiāroyal; imperial household
皇后huáng hòuempress; imperial consort

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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