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Chinese symbol for “stately”

庄严
zhuāng yán
Traditional: 莊嚴
solemn; dignified; stately

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stately is 庄严 (zhuāng yán), defined as: solemn; dignified; stately.

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

庄 zhuāng
village, hamlet; villa, manor
radical 53 ⼴ · 6 strokes
严 yán
strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
radical 1 ⼀ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “stately”

WordPinyinMeaning
堂堂táng tánggrand; magnificent

Related words

Other words that share a character with 庄严.

WordPinyinMeaning
村庄 (村莊)cūn zhuāngvillage; hamlet
庄园 (莊園)zhuāng yuánmanor; feudal land
山庄 (山莊)shān zhuāngmanor house; villa
庄家 (莊家)zhuāng jiāfarmhouse; banker (gambling)
庄子 (莊子)zhuāng zi(coll.) village; hamlet; measure word: 座 (zuò)
严重 (嚴重)yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
严格 (嚴格)yán géstrict; stringent; tight; rigorous
严肃 (嚴肅)yán sù(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting

See also: Japanese symbol for “stately”.

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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