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Chinese symbol for “metaphysical”

超物理
chāo wù lǐ
surpassing the physical world; metaphysical

The closest CC-CEDICT match for metaphysical is 超物理 (chāo wù lǐ), defined as: surpassing the physical world; metaphysical.

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

超 chāo
to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass
radical 156 ⾛ · 12 strokes
物 wù
thing, substance, matter; creature
radical 93 ⽜ · 8 strokes
理 lǐ
science, reason, logic; to manage
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 超物理.

WordPinyinMeaning
超过 (超過)chāo guòto surpass; to exceed
超级 (超級)chāo jísuper-; ultra-
超越chāo yuèto surpass; to exceed; to transcend
超市chāo shìsupermarket (abbr. for 超级市场 (chāo jí shì chǎng)); measure word: 家 (jiā)
超出chāo chūto exceed; to overstep
超人chāo rénsuperhuman; exceptional
人物rén wùperson; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc)
动物 (動物)dòng wùanimal
管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage

See also: Japanese symbol for “metaphysical”.

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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