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Chinese symbol for “spectacle”

奇观
qí guān
Traditional: 奇觀
spectacle; impressive sight

The closest CC-CEDICT match for spectacle is 奇观 (qí guān), defined as: spectacle; impressive sight.

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

奇 qí
strange, unusual, odd; uncanny, occult
radical 37 ⼤ · 8 strokes
观 guān
to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
radical 147 ⾒ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “spectacle”

WordPinyinMeaning
情景qíng jǐngscene; spectacle; circumstances; situation
场面 (場面)chǎng miànscene; spectacle

Related words

Other words that share a character with 奇观.

WordPinyinMeaning
奇怪qí guàistrange; odd
传奇 (傳奇)chuán qílegendary; fantasy saga
奇迹 (奇跡)qí jìvariant of 奇迹 (qí jì)
好奇hào qíinquisitive; curious
神奇shén qímagical; mystical
观点 (觀點)guān diǎnpoint of view; viewpoint
观众 (觀眾)guān zhòngspectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)
观察 (觀察)guān cháto observe; to watch; to survey

See also: Japanese symbol for “spectacle”.

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.