Chinese symbol for “sublime”
崇高
chóng gāo
majestic; sublime
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sublime is 崇高 (chóng gāo), defined as: majestic; sublime.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “sublime”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 崇高.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 崇拜 | chóng bài | to worship; adoration |
| 推崇 | tuī chóng | to esteem; to think highly of |
| 崇尚 | chóng shàng | to hold up (as an model); to hold in esteem |
| 尊崇 | zūn chóng | to revere; to admire |
| 崇敬 | chóng jìng | to revere; to venerate |
| 最高 | zuì gāo | tallest; highest |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise; to increase |
| 高兴 (高興) | gāo xìng | happy; glad |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sublime”.
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.