Chinese symbol for “eternity”
宙
zhòu
eternity; (geology) eon
The closest CC-CEDICT match for eternity is 宙 (zhòu), defined as: eternity; (geology) eon.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “eternity”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 宙.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宇宙 | yǔ zhòu | universe; cosmos; space |
| 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 |
| 宇宙速度 | yǔ zhòu sù dù | escape velocity |
See also: Japanese symbol for “eternity”.
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.