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Chinese symbol for “retinue”

扈
hù
retinue

The closest CC-CEDICT match for retinue is 扈 (hù), defined as: retinue.

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

扈 hù
escort, retinue; insolent
radical 63 ⼾ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “retinue”

WordPinyinMeaning
随行人员 (隨行人員)suí xíng rén yuánentourage; retinue
人从 (人從)rén cóngretinue; hangers-on

Related words

Other words that share a character with 扈.

WordPinyinMeaning
跋扈bá hùdomineering; bossy
飞扬跋扈 (飛揚跋扈)fēi yáng bá hùbossy and domineering; throwing one's weight about
嚣张跋扈 (囂張跋扈)xiāo zhāng bá hùarrogant and despotic

See also: Japanese symbol for “retinue”.

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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