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Chinese symbol for “prince”

王子
wáng zǐ
prince; son of a king

The closest CC-CEDICT match for prince is 王子 (wáng zǐ), defined as: prince; son of a king.

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

王 wáng
king, ruler; royal; surname
radical 96 ⽟ · 4 strokes
子 zǐ
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “prince”

WordPinyinMeaning
亲王 (親王)qīn wángprince
王爷 (王爺)wáng yeprince; marquis
皇子huáng zǐprince

Related words

Other words that share a character with 王子.

WordPinyinMeaning
国王 (國王)guó wángking
王国 (王國)wáng guókingdom; realm
女王nǚ wángqueen
王朝wáng cháodynasty
亲王 (親王)qīn wángprince
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “prince”.

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.