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Chinese symbol for “beyond”

以外
yǐ wài
apart from; other than; except for; external

The closest CC-CEDICT match for beyond is 以外 (yǐ wài), defined as: apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of.

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

以 yǐ
according to; so as to; because of; then
radical 9 ⼈ · 5 strokes
外 wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
radical 36 ⼣ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “beyond”

WordPinyinMeaning
开外 (開外)kāi wàiover and above (some amount); beyond (budget)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 以外.

WordPinyinMeaning
可以kě yǐcan; may
以及yǐ jíand; as well as
所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result
以后 (以後)yǐ hòuafter; later
以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower; that amount or less
以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned
另外lìng wàiadditional; in addition
此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore

See also: Japanese symbol for “beyond”.

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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