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Chinese symbol for “paramount”

至上
zhì shàng
supreme; paramount; above all else

The closest CC-CEDICT match for paramount is 至上 (zhì shàng), defined as: supreme; paramount; above all else.

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

至 zhì
reach, arrive; very, extremely
radical 133 ⾄ · 6 strokes
上 shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “paramount”

WordPinyinMeaning
至高无上 (至高無上)zhì gāo wú shàngsupreme; paramount
至高zhì gāoparamount; supremacy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 至上.

WordPinyinMeaning
甚至shèn zhìeven; so much so that
至少zhì shǎoat least; (to say the) least
至今zhì jīnso far; to this day
至于 (至於)zhì yúas for; as to
截至jié zhìup to (a time); by (a time)
日至rì zhìsolstice; the winter solstice 冬至 and summer solstice 夏至
以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned
晚上wǎn shangevening; night

See also: Japanese symbol for “paramount”.

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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