Chinese symbol for “demonstrate”
示威
shì wēi
to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration; a military show of force
The closest CC-CEDICT match for demonstrate is 示威 (shì wēi), defined as: to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration; a military show of force.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “demonstrate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 示范 (示範) | shì fàn | to demonstrate; to show how to do sth |
| 演示 | yǎn shì | to demonstrate; to show |
| 游行 (遊行) | yóu xíng | to march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration |
| 显示 (顯示) | xiǎn shì | to show; to illustrate |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play; show |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 示威.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 shì | to show; to illustrate |
| 展示 | zhǎn shì | to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit |
| 指示 | zhǐ shì | to point out; to indicate |
| 示范 (示範) | shì fàn | to demonstrate; to show how to do sth |
| 威胁 (威脅) | wēi xié | to threaten; to menace |
| 权威 (權威) | quán wēi | authority; authoritative |
| 威力 | wēi lì | might; formidable power |
See also: Japanese symbol for “demonstrate”.
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.