Chinese symbol for “transcend”
超越
chāo yuè
to surpass; to exceed; to transcend
The closest CC-CEDICT match for transcend is 超越 (chāo yuè), defined as: to surpass; to exceed; to transcend.
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
Other Chinese words for “transcend”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 超 | chāo | to exceed; to overtake |
| 逾 | yú | to exceed; to go beyond |
| 越过 (越過) | yuè guò | to cross over; to transcend |
| 翻越 | fān yuè | to cross; to surmount |
| 超度 | chāo dù | to surpass; to transcend |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 超越.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 超过 (超過) | chāo guò | to surpass; to exceed |
| 超级 (超級) | chāo jí | super-; ultra- |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场 (chāo jí shì chǎng)); measure word: 家 (jiā) |
| 超出 | chāo chū | to exceed; to overstep |
| 超人 | chāo rén | superhuman; exceptional |
| 越来越 (越來越) | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 穿越 | chuān yuè | to traverse; to pass through; to cross; time travel (as a genre of fiction) |
| 跨越 | kuà yuè | to step across; step over |
See also: Japanese symbol for “transcend”.
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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