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Chinese symbol for “mysticism”

神秘主义
shén mì zhǔ yì
Traditional: 神秘主義
mysticism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mysticism is 神秘主义 (shén mì zhǔ yì), defined as: mysticism.

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

神 shén
god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
radical 113 ⽰ · 10 strokes
秘 mì
secret, mysterious, abstruse
radical 115 ⽲ · 10 strokes
主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes
义 yì
right conduct, propriety; justice
radical 3 ⼂ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 神秘主义.

WordPinyinMeaning
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery
女神nǚ shéngoddess; nymph
神经 (神經)shén jīngnerve; mental state
神话 (神話)shén huàlegend; fairy tale
秘密mì mìsecret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret
秘书 (秘書)mì shūsecretary
秘书长 (秘書長)mì shū zhǎngsecretary-general
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning

See also: Japanese symbol for “mysticism”.

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.