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Chinese symbol for “vacuum”

真空
zhēn kōng
(physics) vacuum; (fig.) vacuum; (slang) to not wear underwear

The closest CC-CEDICT match for vacuum is 真空 (zhēn kōng), defined as: (physics) vacuum; (fig.) vacuum; (slang) to not wear underwear.

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

真 zhēn
real, actual, true, genuine
radical 109 ⽬ · 10 strokes
空 kōng
hollow, empty, deserted, bare
radical 116 ⽳ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 真空.

WordPinyinMeaning
真的zhēn dereally; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
真正zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed
真是zhēn shiindeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
真实 (真實)zhēn shítrue; real
认真 (認真)rèn zhēnconscientious; earnest
真相zhēn xiàngthe truth about sth; the actual facts
空间 (空間)kōng jiānspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway
航空háng kōngaviation

See also: Japanese symbol for “vacuum”.

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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