Chinese symbol for “sacred”
神圣
shén shèng
Traditional: 神聖
divine; hallow; holy; sacred
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sacred is 神圣 (shén shèng), defined as: divine; hallow; holy; sacred.
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 “sacred”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圣 (聖) | shèng | (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc); (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) |
| 神圣不可侵犯 (神聖不可侵犯) | shén shèng bù kě qīn fàn | sacred; inviolable |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 神圣.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit; mind |
| 神秘 | shén mì | mysterious; mystery |
| 女神 | nǚ shén | goddess; nymph |
| 神经 (神經) | shén jīng | nerve; mental state |
| 神话 (神話) | shén huà | legend; fairy tale |
| 圣人 (聖人) | shèng rén | sage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius) |
| 圣母 (聖母) | shèng mǔ | goddess |
| 圣地 (聖地) | shèng dì | holy land (of a religion); sacred place |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sacred”.
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.