Chinese symbol for “reality”
实际
shí jì
Traditional: 實際
reality; practice; practical; realistic
The closest CC-CEDICT match for reality 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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “reality”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 现实 (現實) | xiàn shí | reality; actuality; real; actual |
| 实在 (實在) | shí zài | really; actually |
| 实物 (實物) | shí wù | material object; concrete object |
| 真实性 (真實性) | zhēn shí xìng | authenticity; truthfulness |
| 真事 | zhēn shì | reality; veracity |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 实际.
| 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 |
| 确实 (確實) | què shí | indeed; really |
| 事实 (事實) | shì shí | fact; 个 (gè) |
| 国际 (國際) | guó jì | international |
| 实际上 (實際上) | shí jì shàng | in fact; in reality |
| 之际 (之際) | zhī jì | during; at the time of |
See also: Japanese symbol for “reality”.
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.