Chinese symbol for “appearance”
相
xiàng
appearance; portrait; picture; government minister
The closest CC-CEDICT match for appearance is 相 (xiàng), defined as: appearance; portrait; picture; government minister; (physics) phase; (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features).
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 “appearance”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 样子 (樣子) | yàng zi | appearance; manner |
| 显现 (顯現) | xiǎn xiàn | appearance; to appear |
| 仪表 (儀表) | yí biǎo | appearance; bearing |
| 长相 (長相) | zhǎng xiàng | appearance; looks |
| 面目 | miàn mù | appearance; facial features |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 相.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相关 (相關) | xiāng guān | related; relevant |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true |
| 相当 (相當) | xiāng dāng | equivalent to; appropriate |
| 相同 | xiāng tóng | identical; same |
| 相对 (相對) | xiāng duì | relatively; opposite |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | each other; mutually |
See also: Japanese symbol for “appearance”.
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.