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Chinese symbol for “blatant”

露骨
lù gǔ
blatant; unsubtle; frank; (of sex, violence etc) explicit

The closest CC-CEDICT match for blatant is 露骨 (lù gǔ), defined as: blatant; unsubtle; frank; (of sex, violence etc) explicit.

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

露 lù
dew; leak; bare, exposed; to reveal, to show
radical 173 ⾬ · 21 strokes
骨 gǔ
bone; skeleton; frame, framework
radical 188 ⾻ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “blatant”

WordPinyinMeaning
扑面而来 (撲面而來)pū miàn ér láilit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face
扑面 (撲面)pū miànlit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face

Related words

Other words that share a character with 露骨.

WordPinyinMeaning
透露tòu lùto leak out; to divulge
揭露jiē lùto expose; to unmask
暴露bào lùto expose; to reveal
露出lù chūto expose; to show
披露pī lùto reveal; to publish
泄露xiè lòuto leak (information); to divulge; also pr. [xie4lu4]
骨头 (骨頭)gǔ toubone; measure word: 根 (gēn), 块 (kuài)
骨干 (骨幹)gǔ gàndiaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone

See also: Japanese symbol for “blatant”.

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.