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Chinese symbol for “superpower”

超能力
chāo néng lì
superpower; superhuman power

The closest CC-CEDICT match for superpower is 超能力 (chāo néng lì), defined as: superpower; superhuman power.

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
能 néng
can, may; capable, full of energy
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes
力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes

Other Chinese words for “superpower”

WordPinyinMeaning
超级大国 (超級大國)chāo jí dà guósuperpower (nation)
超级强国 (超級強國)chāo jí qiáng guósuperpower

Related words

Other words that share a character with 超能力.

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
可能kě néngmight (happen); possible
不能bù néngcannot; must not
能力néng lìcapability; ability

See also: Japanese symbol for “superpower”.

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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