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Chinese symbol for “regent”

帝王
dì wáng
regent; monarch

The closest CC-CEDICT match for regent is 帝王 (dì wáng), defined as: regent; monarch.

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

帝 dì
supreme ruler, emperor; god
radical 50 ⼱ · 9 strokes
王 wáng
king, ruler; royal; surname
radical 96 ⽟ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “regent”

WordPinyinMeaning
摄政王 (攝政王)shè zhèng wángregent

Related words

Other words that share a character with 帝王.

WordPinyinMeaning
帝国 (帝國)dì guóempire; imperial
皇帝huáng dìemperor; 个 (gè)
帝国主义 (帝國主義)dì guó zhǔ yìimperialism
大帝dà dìheavenly emperor; "the Great" (title)
称帝 (稱帝)chēng dìto declare oneself emperor; to win the best actor award
国王 (國王)guó wángking
王国 (王國)wáng guókingdom; realm
女王nǚ wángqueen

See also: Japanese symbol for “regent”.

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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