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Chinese symbol for “articulate”

揭示
jiē shì
to reveal; to elucidate; to set forth; to articulate; to announce publicly; to promulgate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for articulate is 揭示 (jiē shì), defined as: to reveal; to elucidate; to set forth; to articulate; to announce publicly; to promulgate.

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

揭 jiē
to lift off a cover; to reveal, to divulge; surname
radical 64 ⼿ · 12 strokes
示 shì
altar; ceremony; to show, to demonstrate
radical 113 ⽰ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “articulate”

WordPinyinMeaning
表述biǎo shùto express; to articulate; to formulate
善言辞 (善言辭)shàn yán cíarticulate; eloquent
口齿 (口齒)kǒu chǐmouth and teeth; enunciation
出口成章chū kǒu chéng zhāng(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent; articulate
勾出gōu chūto delineate; to articulate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 揭示.

WordPinyinMeaning
揭露jiē lùto expose; to unmask
揭开 (揭開)jiē kāito uncover; to open
揭秘jiē mìto reveal a secret
揭发 (揭發)jiē fāto expose; to bring to light
揭晓 (揭曉)jiē xiǎoto announce publicly; to publish
表示biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
显示 (顯示)xiǎn shìto show; to illustrate
展示zhǎn shìto reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit

See also: Japanese symbol for “articulate”.

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.