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Chinese symbol for “stunning”

如诗如画
rú shī rú huà
Traditional: 如詩如畫
(of scenery) stunning; spectacular; picturesque

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stunning is 如诗如画 (rú shī rú huà), defined as: (of scenery) stunning; spectacular; picturesque.

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

如 rú
as, as if, like, such as, supposing
radical 38 ⼥ · 6 strokes
诗 shī
poetry; poem, verse, ode
radical 149 ⾔ · 8 strokes
如
如 rú
as, as if, like, such as, supposing
radical 38 ⼥ · 6 strokes
画 huà
picture, painting, drawing; to draw
radical 102 ⽥ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “stunning”

WordPinyinMeaning
绝色 (絕色)jué sè(of a woman) remarkably beautiful; stunning
震撼zhèn hànto shake; to shock
震撼性zhèn hàn xìngshocking; stunning
劲爆 (勁爆)jìng bào(coll.) awesome; stunning
慑人 (懾人)shè rénintimidating; fearsome; (fig.) awe-inspiring; breathtaking; stunning

Related words

Other words that share a character with 如诗如画.

WordPinyinMeaning
如果rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
如何rú héhow; what way
如此rú cǐlike this; so; such
例如lì rúfor example; for instance; such as
比如bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
如今rú jīnnowadays; now
诗人 (詩人)shī rénbard; poet
诗歌 (詩歌)shī gēpoem; measure word: 本 (běn), 首 (shǒu), 段 (duàn)
漫画 (漫畫)màn huàcomics; cartoon; caricature

See also: Japanese symbol for “stunning”.

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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