Chinese symbol for “mirage”
海市蜃楼
hǎi shì shèn lóu
Traditional: 海市蜃樓
(idiom) (lit. and fig.) mirage
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mirage is 海市蜃楼 (hǎi shì shèn lóu), defined as: (idiom) (lit. and fig.) mirage.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “mirage”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海市 | hǎi shì | (lit. and fig.) mirage |
| 蜃景 | shèn jǐng | mirage |
| 幻影 | huàn yǐng | phantom; mirage |
| 幻景 | huàn jǐng | illusion; mirage |
| 泡影 | pào yǐng | (lit.) froth and shadows; (fig.) illusion; mirage |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 海市蜃楼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海外 | hǎi wài | overseas; abroad |
| 海军 (海軍) | hǎi jūn | navy |
| 海洋 | hǎi yáng | ocean |
| 海上 | hǎi shàng | maritime |
| 沿海 | yán hǎi | coastal |
| 海岸 | hǎi àn | coastal; seacoast |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city; town; measure word: 座 (zuò) |
| 市场 (市場) | shì chǎng | marketplace; market; bazaar; (economics) market |
| 蜃景 | shèn jǐng | mirage |
| 大楼 (大樓) | dà lóu | building (a relatively large, multistory one); measure word: 幢 (zhuàng), 座 (zuò) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mirage”.
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