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Chinese symbol for “supernova”

超新星
chāo xīn xīng
(astronomy) supernova; (fig.) breakout star

The closest CC-CEDICT match for supernova is 超新星 (chāo xīn xīng), defined as: (astronomy) supernova; (fig.) breakout star.

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
新 xīn
new, recent, fresh, modern
radical 69 ⽄ · 13 strokes
星 xīng
star, planet; a point of light
radical 72 ⽇ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 超新星.

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
新闻 (新聞)xīn wénnews; 条 (tiáo)
重新chóng xīnagain; once more; re-
星期xīng qīweek; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “supernova”.

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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