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Chinese symbol for “demonstration”

示威游行
shì wēi yóu xíng
Traditional: 示威遊行
(protest) demonstration

The closest CC-CEDICT match for demonstration is 示威游行 (shì wēi yóu xíng), defined as: (protest) demonstration.

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

示 shì
altar; ceremony; to show, to demonstrate
radical 113 ⽰ · 5 strokes
威 wēi
might, power, prestige; to dominate
radical 38 ⼥ · 9 strokes
游 yóu
to wander, to travel, to tour, to roam
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes
行 xíng
to go, to walk, to move; professional
radical 144 ⾏ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “demonstration”

WordPinyinMeaning
示威shì wēito demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration
示范 (示範)shì fànto demonstrate; to show how to do sth
实例 (實例)shí lìactual example; living example
游行 (遊行)yóu xíngto march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration
演示yǎn shìto demonstrate; to show

Related words

Other words that share a character with 示威游行.

WordPinyinMeaning
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
指示zhǐ shìto point out; to indicate
示威shì wēito demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration
示范 (示範)shì fànto demonstrate; to show how to do sth
威胁 (威脅)wēi xiéto threaten; to menace
权威 (權威)quán wēiauthority; authoritative
游戏 (遊戲)yóu xìgame (场 (chǎng)); to play
进行 (進行)jìn xíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “demonstration”.

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.