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Chinese symbol for “goddess”

女神
nǚ shén
goddess; nymph

The closest CC-CEDICT match for goddess is 女神 (nǚ shén), defined as: goddess; nymph.

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

女 nǚ
woman, girl; female
radical 38 ⼥ · 3 strokes
神 shén
god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
radical 113 ⽰ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “goddess”

WordPinyinMeaning
圣母 (聖母)shèng mǔgoddess
神女shén nǚgoddess; (old) prostitute
天仙tiān xiānimmortal (esp. female); deity

Related words

Other words that share a character with 女神.

WordPinyinMeaning
女人nǚ rénwoman
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex
女儿 (女兒)nǚ érdaughter
女孩nǚ háigirl; lass
妇女 (婦女)fù nǚwoman
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery
神经 (神經)shén jīngnerve; mental state

See also: Japanese symbol for “goddess”.

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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