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Chinese symbol for “even”

甚至
shèn zhì
even; so much so that

The closest CC-CEDICT match for even is 甚至 (shèn zhì), defined as: even; so much so that.

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

甚 shèn
considerably; very, extremely; a great extent
radical 99 ⽢ · 9 strokes
至 zhì
reach, arrive; very, extremely
radical 133 ⾄ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “even”

WordPinyinMeaning
哪怕nǎ pàeven; even if
也yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)
均匀 (均勻)jūn yúneven; well-distributed
都dōuall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even
均jūn(bound form) equal; uniform; even; (literary) without exception; all

Related words

Other words that share a character with 甚至.

WordPinyinMeaning
甚为 (甚為)shèn wéivery; extremely
甚或shèn huòso much so that; to the extent that
甚至于 (甚至於)shèn zhì yúso much (that); even (to the extent that)
更有甚者gèng yǒu shèn zhěfurthermore (idiom)
甚微shèn wēivery small; very little
至少zhì shǎoat least; (to say the) least
至今zhì jīnso far; to this day
至于 (至於)zhì yúas for; as to

See also: Japanese symbol for “even”.

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.