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Chinese symbol for “wondrous”

神妙
shén miào
marvelous; wondrous

The closest CC-CEDICT match for wondrous is 神妙 (shén miào), defined as: marvelous; wondrous.

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

神 shén
god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
radical 113 ⽰ · 10 strokes
妙 miào
mysterious, subtle; clever, exquisite, wonderful
radical 38 ⼥ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 神妙.

WordPinyinMeaning
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery
女神nǚ shéngoddess; nymph
神经 (神經)shén jīngnerve; mental state
神话 (神話)shén huàlegend; fairy tale
奇妙qí miàowonderful; marvelous; intriguing; mysterious; strange
巧妙qiǎo miàoingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice
美妙měi miàobeautiful; wonderful

See also: Japanese symbol for “wondrous”.

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.