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Chinese symbol for “achieve”

实现
shí xiàn
Traditional: 實現
to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about

The closest CC-CEDICT match for achieve is 实现 (shí xiàn), defined as: to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about.

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

实 shí
real, true; honest, sincere
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes
现 xiàn
to appear, to manifest; current, now
radical 96 ⽟ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “achieve”

WordPinyinMeaning
达到 (達到)dá dàoto reach; to achieve; to attain
创 (創)chuàngto initiate; to create; to achieve (sth for the first time)
成就chéng jiùaccomplishment; success
做到zuò dàoto accomplish; to achieve
达致 (達致)dá zhìto attain; to achieve

Related words

Other words that share a character with 实现.

WordPinyinMeaning
其实 (其實)qí shíactually; in fact; really
实施 (實施)shí shīto implement; to carry out
实际 (實際)shí jìreality; practice
确实 (確實)què shíindeed; really
事实 (事實)shì shífact; 个 (gè)
现在 (現在)xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
发现 (發現)fā xiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect
出现 (出現)chū xiànto appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up

See also: Japanese symbol for “achieve”.

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.