Chinese symbol for “widower”
鳏
guān
Traditional: 鰥
widower
The closest CC-CEDICT match for widower is 鳏 (guān), defined as: widower.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “widower”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鳏.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鳏夫 (鰥夫) | guān fū | old wifeless man; bachelor; widower |
| 鳏寡孤独 (鰥寡孤獨) | guān guǎ gū dú | (lit.) widowers, widows, orphans and the childless (idiom); (fig.) people with no one left to rely on |
| 鳏居 (鰥居) | guān jū | to live as a widower |
See also: Japanese symbol for “widower”.
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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