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Chinese symbol for “unrivalled”

盖世
gài shì
Traditional: 蓋世
unrivalled; matchless

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unrivalled is 盖世 (gài shì), defined as: unrivalled; matchless.

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

盖 gài
to cover, to hide, to protect
radical 108 ⽫ · 11 strokes
世 shì
generation, era, age; world
radical 1 ⼀ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “unrivalled”

WordPinyinMeaning
独一无二 (獨一無二)dú yī wú èr(idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
旷代 (曠代)kuàng dàiunrivalled; without peer in this generation
无匹 (無匹)wú pǐincomparable; matchless; unrivalled
所向无敌 (所向無敵)suǒ xiàng wú díto be invincible; unrivalled
独步 (獨步)dú bùlit. walking alone; prominent

Related words

Other words that share a character with 盖世.

WordPinyinMeaning
覆盖 (覆蓋)fù gàito cover
涵盖 (涵蓋)hán gàito cover; to comprise
掩盖 (掩蓋)yǎn gàito conceal; to hide behind
膝盖 (膝蓋)xī gàiknee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)
覆盖率 (覆蓋率)fù gài lǜcoverage (proportion covered)
盖章 (蓋章)gài zhāngto affix a seal; to stamp (a document)
世界shì jièworld
世纪 (世紀)shì jìcentury

See also: Japanese symbol for “unrivalled”.

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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