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Chinese symbol for “phantom”

幻影
huàn yǐng
phantom; mirage

The closest CC-CEDICT match for phantom is 幻影 (huàn yǐng), defined as: phantom; mirage.

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

幻 huàn
fantasy, illusion, mirage; imaginary
radical 52 ⼳ · 4 strokes
影 yǐng
shadow; image, reflection; photograph
radical 59 ⼺ · 15 strokes

Other Chinese words for “phantom”

WordPinyinMeaning
魅影mèi yǐngphantom (esp. of Western fantasy)
妖yāogoblin; witch
鬼怪guǐ guàihobgoblin; bogey

Related words

Other words that share a character with 幻影.

WordPinyinMeaning
幻想huàn xiǎngto fantasize; to imagine; an illusion; a fantasy
梦幻 (夢幻)mèng huàndream; illusion
幻觉 (幻覺)huàn juéillusion; hallucination
科幻kē huànscience fiction; abbr. for 科学幻想 (kē xué huàn xiǎng)
奇幻qí huànfantasy (fiction)
虚幻 (虛幻)xū huànimaginary; illusory
影响 (影響)yǐng xiǎnginfluence; effect
电影 (電影)diàn yǐngmovie; film; measure word: 部 (bù)

See also: Japanese symbol for “phantom”.

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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