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Chinese symbol for “superhero”

超级英雄
chāo jí yīng xióng
Traditional: 超級英雄
superhero

The closest CC-CEDICT match for superhero is 超级英雄 (chāo jí yīng xióng), defined as: superhero.

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

超 chāo
to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass
radical 156 ⾛ · 12 strokes
级 jí
level, rank; class, grade
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes
英 yīng
petal, flower, leaf; brave, heroic; English
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes
雄 xióng
alpha male, hero; manly
radical 172 ⾫ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 超级英雄.

WordPinyinMeaning
超过 (超過)chāo guòto surpass; to exceed
超级 (超級)chāo jísuper-; ultra-
超越chāo yuèto surpass; to exceed; to transcend
超市chāo shìsupermarket (abbr. for 超级市场 (chāo jí shì chǎng)); measure word: 家 (jiā)
超出chāo chūto exceed; to overstep
超人chāo rénsuperhuman; exceptional
高级 (高級)gāo jíhigh level; high grade
升级 (升級)shēng jíto go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity)
英雄yīng xiónghero; 个 (gè)
雄厚xióng hòusubstantial; robust; ample; abundant

See also: Japanese symbol for “superhero”.

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.