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Chinese symbol for “serendipity”

偶然性
ǒu rán xìng
chance; fortuity; serendipity

The closest CC-CEDICT match for serendipity is 偶然性 (ǒu rán xìng), defined as: chance; fortuity; serendipity.

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

偶 ǒu
accidentally, coincidently; mate, image, idol
radical 9 ⼈ · 11 strokes
然 rán
certainly; naturally; suddenly
radical 86 ⽕ · 12 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 偶然性.

WordPinyinMeaning
偶像ǒu xiàngidol
偶尔 (偶爾)ǒu ěroccasionally; once in a while
偶然ǒu ránincidentally; occasional
配偶pèi ǒuspouse
玩偶wán ǒutoy figurine; action figure
木偶mù ǒupuppet
虽然 (雖然)suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc)
然后 (然後)rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “serendipity”.

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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