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Chinese symbol for “declaration”

宣言
xuān yán
declaration; manifesto

The closest CC-CEDICT match for declaration is 宣言 (xuān yán), defined as: declaration; manifesto.

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

宣 xuān
to proclaim, to declare, to announce; surname
radical 40 ⼧ · 9 strokes
言 yán
words, speech; to speak, to say
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “declaration”

WordPinyinMeaning
声明 (聲明)shēng míngto state; to declare
表白biǎo báito explain oneself; to express
声名 (聲名)shēng míngreputation; declaration
声言 (聲言)shēng yánto state; to declare; pronouncement; declaration

Related words

Other words that share a character with 宣言.

WordPinyinMeaning
宣布 (宣佈)xuān bùvariant of 宣布 (xuān bù)
宣传 (宣傳)xuān chuánto disseminate; to give publicity to
宣告xuān gàoto declare; to proclaim
宣称 (宣稱)xuān chēngto assert; to claim
语言 (語言)yǔ yánlanguage; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng)
而言ér yán(typically preceded by 就… (jiù xx) or 对… (duì xx) etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
发言 (發言)fā yánto make a speech; statement
言论 (言論)yán lùnexpression of opinion; views

See also: Japanese symbol for “declaration”.

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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