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Chinese symbol for “viceroy”

总督
zǒng dū
Traditional: 總督
governor-general; viceroy; governor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for viceroy is 总督 (zǒng dū), defined as: governor-general; viceroy; governor.

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

总 zǒng
to gather, to collect; overall, altogether
radical 61 ⼼ · 9 strokes
督 dū
to supervise, to oversee, to direct
radical 109 ⽬ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 总督.

WordPinyinMeaning
总统 (總統)zǒng tǒngpresident (of a country)
总是 (總是)zǒng shìalways
总理 (總理)zǒng lǐpremier; prime minister
总结 (總結)zǒng jiéto sum up; to conclude
总部 (總部)zǒng bùheadquarters
总之 (總之)zǒng zhīin a word; in short
监督 (監督)jiān dūto supervise; to oversee; to inspect
督察dū cháto supervise; to superintend

See also: Japanese symbol for “viceroy”.

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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