Chinese symbol for “conspicuous”
显眼
xiǎn yǎn
Traditional: 顯眼
conspicuous; eye-catching; glamorous
The closest CC-CEDICT match for conspicuous is 显眼 (xiǎn yǎn), defined as: conspicuous; eye-catching; glamorous.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “conspicuous”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 突显 (突顯) | tū xiǎn | conspicuous; to make sth stand out |
| 显 (顯) | xiǎn | to make visible; to reveal |
| 显明 (顯明) | xiǎn míng | obvious; evident; conspicuous; prominent; distinct; apparent |
| 彰显 (彰顯) | zhāng xiǎn | to put on display (sth abstract); to draw attention to |
| 引人注目 | yǐn rén zhù mù | to attract attention; eye-catching |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 显眼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 显示 (顯示) | xiǎn shì | to show; to illustrate |
| 明显 (明顯) | míng xiǎn | clear; distinct |
| 显然 (顯然) | xiǎn rán | clearly; evidently; obviously |
| 显得 (顯得) | xiǎn de | to seem; to look |
| 显著 (顯著) | xiǎn zhù | outstanding; notable |
| 显现 (顯現) | xiǎn xiàn | appearance; to appear |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye; 只 (zhī),双 (shuāng) |
| 眼前 | yǎn qián | before one's eyes; now |
See also: Japanese symbol for “conspicuous”.
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.