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Chinese symbol for “samadhi”

三昧
sān mèi
Samadhi (Buddhist term)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for samadhi is 三昧 (sān mèi), defined as: Samadhi (Buddhist term).

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

三 sān
three
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes
昧 mèi
dark, hidden, obscure
radical 72 ⽇ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 三昧.

WordPinyinMeaning
三星sān xīngthree major stars of the Three Stars 参宿 (Shēn xiù) Chinese constellation; the belt of Orion
三次sān cìthird; three times
三级 (三級)sān jígrade 3; third class
十三shí sānthirteen; 13
三分sān fēnsomewhat; to some degree
第三方dì sān fāngthird party
暧昧 (曖昧)ài mèivague; ambiguous
愚昧yú mèiignorant; uneducated; ignorance

See also: Japanese symbol for “samadhi”.

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.