Chinese symbol for “pope”
教宗
jiào zōng
pope
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pope is 教宗 (jiào zōng), defined as: pope.
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
Other Chinese words for “pope”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 教宗.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 教育 | jiào yù | to educate; to teach |
| 教师 (教師) | jiào shī | teacher; 个 (gè) |
| 宗教 | zōng jiào | religion |
| 教授 | jiāo shòu | to teach (a subject) |
| 教学 (教學) | jiāo xué | to teach |
| 宗旨 | zōng zhǐ | objective; aim |
| 大宗 | dà zōng | large amount; staple |
| 正宗 | zhèng zōng | orthodox school; fig. traditional |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pope”.
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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