Chinese symbol for “prophecy”
谶语
chèn yǔ
Traditional: 讖語
prophecy; prophetic remark
The closest CC-CEDICT match for prophecy is 谶语 (chèn yǔ), defined as: prophecy; prophetic remark.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “prophecy”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 谶语.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 谶纬 (讖緯) | chèn wěi | divination combined with mystical Confucian philosopy, prevalent during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) |
| 一语成谶 (一語成讖) | yī yǔ chéng chèn | (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic |
| 语言 (語言) | yǔ yán | language; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng) |
| 语音 (語音) | yǔ yīn | speech sounds; pronunciation |
| 标语 (標語) | biāo yǔ | written slogan; placard |
| 言语 (言語) | yán yǔ | words; speech |
| 语文 (語文) | yǔ wén | literature and language; (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “prophecy”.
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.