Chinese symbol for “imaginary”
虚幻
xū huàn
Traditional: 虛幻
imaginary; illusory
The closest CC-CEDICT match for imaginary is 虚幻 (xū huàn), defined as: imaginary; illusory.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “imaginary”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 假想 | jiǎ xiǎng | imaginary; virtual |
| 虚构 (虛構) | xū gòu | to make up; fabrication |
| 虚无缥缈 (虛無縹緲) | xū wú piāo miǎo | illusory; imaginary; fanciful |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 虚幻.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 虚拟 (虛擬) | xū nǐ | to imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical |
| 虚假 (虛假) | xū jiǎ | false; phony; sham |
| 虚构 (虛構) | xū gòu | to make up; fabrication |
| 虚伪 (虛偽) | xū wěi | false; hypocritical |
| 空虚 (空虛) | kōng xū | hollow; emptiness |
| 虚弱 (虛弱) | xū ruò | weak; in poor health |
| 幻想 | huàn xiǎng | to fantasize; to imagine; an illusion; a fantasy |
| 梦幻 (夢幻) | mèng huàn | dream; illusion |
See also: Japanese symbol for “imaginary”.
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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