Chinese symbol for “cosmos”
宇宙
yǔ zhòu
universe; cosmos; space
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cosmos is 宇宙 (yǔ zhòu), defined as: universe; cosmos; space.
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
Other Chinese words for “cosmos”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 太虚 (太虛) | tài xū | great emptiness; the void |
| 三千大千世界 | sān qiān dà qiān shì jiè | cosmos (Buddhism) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 宇宙.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宇航员 (宇航員) | yǔ háng yuán | astronaut |
| 庙宇 (廟宇) | miào yǔ | temple |
| 楼宇 (樓宇) | lóu yǔ | building |
| 宇航 | yǔ háng | space flight |
| 宇宙飞船 (宇宙飛船) | yǔ zhòu fēi chuán | spaceship; spacecraft |
| 宇宙观 (宇宙觀) | yǔ zhòu guān | world view; conception of the universe |
| 宇宙学 (宇宙學) | yǔ zhòu xué | cosmology |
| 宇宙射线 (宇宙射線) | yǔ zhòu shè xiàn | cosmic ray |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cosmos”.
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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