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Chinese symbol for “surreal”

超现实
chāo xiàn shí
Traditional: 超現實
surreal; surrealistic

The closest CC-CEDICT match for surreal is 超现实 (chāo xiàn shí), defined as: surreal; surrealistic.

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
现 xiàn
to appear, to manifest; current, now
radical 96 ⽟ · 8 strokes
实 shí
real, true; honest, sincere
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 超现实.

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
现在 (現在)xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
发现 (發現)fā xiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect
其实 (其實)qí shíactually; in fact; really

See also: Japanese symbol for “surreal”.

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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