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Chinese symbol for “apparent”

表观
biǎo guān
Traditional: 表觀
apparent

The closest CC-CEDICT match for apparent is 表观 (biǎo guān), defined as: apparent.

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

表 biǎo
to show, to express, to display; outside, appearance; a watch
radical 145 ⾐ · 8 strokes
观 guān
to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
radical 147 ⾒ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “apparent”

WordPinyinMeaning
显明 (顯明)xiǎn míngobvious; evident; conspicuous; prominent; distinct; apparent
逴chuòapparent; distant

Related words

Other words that share a character with 表观.

WordPinyinMeaning
代表dài biǎorepresentative; delegate
表示biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
表现 (表現)biǎo xiànto show; to show off
发表 (發表)fā biǎoto issue; to publish
表演biǎo yǎnplay; show
表达 (表達)biǎo dáto express; to convey
观点 (觀點)guān diǎnpoint of view; viewpoint
观众 (觀眾)guān zhòngspectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “apparent”.

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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