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Chinese symbol for “myopic”

近视
jìn shì
Traditional: 近視
myopic; nearsighted; (fig.) shortsighted

The closest CC-CEDICT match for myopic is 近视 (jìn shì), defined as: myopic; nearsighted; (fig.) shortsighted.

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

近 jìn
to approach; near, close; intimate
radical 162 ⾡ · 8 strokes
视 shì
to look at, to inspect, to observe, to regard
radical 113 ⽰ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “myopic”

WordPinyinMeaning
短视 (短視)duǎn shì(usually fig.) shortsighted; myopic

Related words

Other words that share a character with 近视.

WordPinyinMeaning
最近zuì jìnrecently; soon
附近fù jìnnearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
接近jiē jìnto approach; to get close to
近期jìn qīnear in time; in the near future
近日jìn rì(in) the past few days; recently
近年来 (近年來)jìn nián láifor the past few years
视频 (視頻)shì pínvideo
电视 (電視)diàn shìtelevision; TV; 台 (tái),部 (bù)

See also: Japanese symbol for “myopic”.

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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