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Chinese symbol for “realistic”

实际
shí jì
Traditional: 實際
reality; practice; practical; realistic

The closest CC-CEDICT match for realistic is 实际 (shí jì), defined as: reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual.

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

实 shí
real, true; honest, sincere
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes
际 jì
border, boundary, juncture
radical 170 ⾩ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “realistic”

WordPinyinMeaning
现实 (現實)xiàn shíreality; actuality; real; actual
切实 (切實)qiè shífeasible; realistic
如实 (如實)rú shías things really are; realistic
写实 (寫實)xiě shírealism; realistic portrayal
栩栩如生xǔ xǔ rú shēngvivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life; realistic

Related words

Other words that share a character with 实际.

WordPinyinMeaning
其实 (其實)qí shíactually; in fact; really
实现 (實現)shí xiànto achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
实施 (實施)shí shīto implement; to carry out
确实 (確實)què shíindeed; really
事实 (事實)shì shífact; 个 (gè)
国际 (國際)guó jìinternational
实际上 (實際上)shí jì shàngin fact; in reality
之际 (之際)zhī jìduring; at the time of

See also: Japanese symbol for “realistic”.

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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