Chinese symbol for “gods”

神明

shén míng

deities; gods

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gods is 神明 (shén míng), defined as: deities; gods.

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

神 shén

god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural

radical 113 ⽰ · 10 strokes

明 míng

bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light

radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 神明.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
精神	jīng shén	spirit; mind
神秘	shén mì	mysterious; mystery
女神	nǚ shén	goddess; nymph
神经 (神經)	shén jīng	nerve; mental state
神话 (神話)	shén huà	legend; fairy tale
说明 (說明)	shuō míng	to explain; to illustrate
证明 (證明)	zhèng míng	proof; certificate
明白	míng bai	clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable

See also: Japanese symbol for “gods”.

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.