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Chinese symbol for “tantra”

密宗
mì zōng
tantra

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tantra is 密宗 (mì zōng), defined as: tantra.

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

密 mì
secret, confidential; intimate, close; dense, thick
radical 40 ⼧ · 11 strokes
宗 zōng
ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 密宗.

WordPinyinMeaning
秘密mì mìsecret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret
密码 (密碼)mì mǎcipher; secret code; password; PIN
密切mì qièclose; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc)
紧密 (緊密)jǐn mìinseparably close
密度mì dùdensity; concentration
机密 (機密)jī mìsecret; classified; classified information; secret
宗教zōng jiàoreligion
宗旨zōng zhǐobjective; aim

See also: Japanese symbol for “tantra”.

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.