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Chinese symbol for “supernatural”

超自然
chāo zì rán
supernatural

The closest CC-CEDICT match for supernatural is 超自然 (chāo zì rán), defined as: supernatural.

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
自 zì
self; private, personal; from
radical 132 ⾃ · 6 strokes
然 rán
certainly; naturally; suddenly
radical 86 ⽕ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “supernatural”

WordPinyinMeaning
神shéngod; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious
魔mó(bound form) evil spirit; devil; (prefix) supernatural; magical
灵异 (靈異)líng yìdeity; monster
超常chāo chángexceptional; well above average; supernatural; paranormal

Related words

Other words that share a character with 超自然.

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
自己zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
自由zì yóufreedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
虽然 (雖然)suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “supernatural”.

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.