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Chinese symbol for “masterful”

入神
rù shén
to be engrossed; to be absorbed; (of artistic skill etc) masterful; superb

The closest CC-CEDICT match for masterful is 入神 (rù shén), defined as: to be engrossed; to be absorbed; (of artistic skill etc) masterful; superb.

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

入 rù
to enter, to come in; to join
radical 11 ⼊ · 2 strokes
神 shén
god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
radical 113 ⽰ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 入神.

WordPinyinMeaning
进入 (進入)jìn rùto enter; to go into
加入jiā rùto become a member; to join
收入shōu rùto take in; income
投入tóu rùto throw into; to put into
深入shēn rùto penetrate deeply; thorough
输入 (輸入)shū rùto import; to input
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery

See also: Japanese symbol for “masterful”.

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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