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Chinese symbol for “levitate”

升空
shēng kōng
to rise to the sky; to lift off; to levitate; liftoff

The closest CC-CEDICT match for levitate is 升空 (shēng kōng), defined as: to rise to the sky; to lift off; to levitate; liftoff.

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

升 shēng
to advance; to arise; to hoist, to raise
radical 24 ⼗ · 4 strokes
空 kōng
hollow, empty, deserted, bare
radical 116 ⽳ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 升空.

WordPinyinMeaning
提升tí shēngto promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist
升级 (升級)shēng jíto go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity)
上升shàng shēngto rise; to go up
直升机 (直升機)zhí shēng jīhelicopter; measure word: 架 (jià)
晋升 (晉升)jìn shēngto promote to a higher position
空间 (空間)kōng jiānspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway
航空háng kōngaviation
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; atmosphere

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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