Chinese symbol for “real”
实
shí
Traditional: 實
real; true; honest; really
The closest CC-CEDICT match for real is 实 (shí), defined as: real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “real”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine; real; true; really; indeed |
| 活生生 | huó shēng shēng | real (people); living (artist) |
| 真实 (真實) | zhēn shí | true; real |
| 真的 | zhēn de | really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine |
| 真 | zhēn | really; truly |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 实.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 其实 (其實) | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 实现 (實現) | shí xiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about |
| 实施 (實施) | shí shī | to implement; to carry out |
| 实际 (實際) | shí jì | reality; practice |
| 确实 (確實) | què shí | indeed; really |
| 事实 (事實) | shì shí | fact; 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “real”.
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.