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Chinese symbol for “tyrant”

暴君
bào jūn
tyrant; despot

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tyrant is 暴君 (bào jūn), defined as: tyrant; despot.

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

暴 bào
violent, brutal, tyrannical
radical 72 ⽇ · 15 strokes
君 jūn
sovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “tyrant”

WordPinyinMeaning
霸bàhegemon; tyrant
豪强 (豪強)háo qiángdespot; tyrant
僭主jiàn zhǔtyrant; usurper
地头蛇 (地頭蛇)dì tóu shélocal bully; tyrant

Related words

Other words that share a character with 暴君.

WordPinyinMeaning
暴力bào lìviolence; force
风暴 (風暴)fēng bàostorm; violent commotion
暴露bào lùto expose; to reveal
暴动 (暴動)bào dònginsurrection; rebellion
强暴 (強暴)qiáng bàoviolent; to rape
暴雨bào yǔtorrential rain; rainstorm
君主jūn zhǔmonarch; sovereign
君子jūn zǐnobleman; person of noble character

See also: Japanese symbol for “tyrant”.

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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