Chinese symbol for “omen”
兆
zhào
(bound form) omen; to foretell; million; mega-; (Tw) trillion; tera-
The closest CC-CEDICT match for omen is 兆 (zhào), defined as: (bound form) omen; to foretell; million; mega-; (Tw) trillion; tera-; (old) billion.
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
Other Chinese words for “omen”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 征兆 (徵兆) | zhēng zhào | omen; sign (that sth is about to happen) |
| 预兆 (預兆) | yù zhào | omen; sign (of sth yet to occur) |
| 前兆 | qián zhào | omen; prior indication |
| 兆头 (兆頭) | zhào tou | omen; portent |
| 先兆 | xiān zhào | omen |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 兆.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 征兆 (徵兆) | zhēng zhào | omen; sign (that sth is about to happen) |
| 预兆 (預兆) | yù zhào | omen; sign (of sth yet to occur) |
| 前兆 | qián zhào | omen; prior indication |
| 兆头 (兆頭) | zhào tou | omen; portent |
| 兆瓦 | zhào wǎ | megawatt |
| 兆赫 | zhào hè | megahertz |
See also: Japanese symbol for “omen”.
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.