Chinese symbol for “mysterious”
神秘
shén mì
mysterious; mystery
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mysterious is 神秘 (shén mì), defined as: mysterious; mystery.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “mysterious”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玄妙 | xuán miào | mysterious; profound |
| 奇妙 | qí miào | wonderful; marvelous; intriguing; mysterious; strange |
| 赜 (賾) | zé | mysterious |
| 玄虚 (玄虛) | xuán xū | (intentionally) mysterious; arcane |
| 奥 (奧) | ào | obscure; mysterious |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 神秘.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit; mind |
| 女神 | nǚ shén | goddess; nymph |
| 神经 (神經) | shén jīng | nerve; mental state |
| 神话 (神話) | shén huà | legend; fairy tale |
| 秘密 | mì mì | secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret |
| 秘书 (秘書) | mì shū | secretary |
| 秘书长 (秘書長) | mì shū zhǎng | secretary-general |
| 揭秘 | jiē mì | to reveal a secret |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mysterious”.
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.