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Chinese symbol for “theocracy”

神权政治
shén quán zhèng zhì
Traditional: 神權政治
theocracy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for theocracy is 神权政治 (shén quán zhèng zhì), defined as: theocracy.

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

神 shén
god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
radical 113 ⽰ · 10 strokes
权 quán
authority, power, right
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes
政 zhèng
government, politics
radical 66 ⽁ · 9 strokes
治 zhì
to administer, to govern, to regulate
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “theocracy”

WordPinyinMeaning
神权统治 (神權統治)shén quán tǒng zhìtheocracy
政教合一zhèng jiào hé yīunion of religious and political rule; theocracy
神治shén zhìtheocratic; theocracy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 神权政治.

WordPinyinMeaning
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery
女神nǚ shéngoddess; nymph
神经 (神經)shén jīngnerve; mental state
神话 (神話)shén huàlegend; fairy tale
权利 (權利)quán lìright (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth
权力 (權力)quán lìpower; authority
政权 (政權)zhèng quánregime; political power
政府zhèng fǔgovernment; 个 (gè)
政治zhèng zhìpolitics; political

See also: Japanese symbol for “theocracy”.

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.