Chinese symbol for “describe”
描述
miáo shù
to describe; description
The closest CC-CEDICT match for describe is 描述 (miáo shù), defined as: to describe; description.
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
Other Chinese words for “describe”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 形容 | xíng róng | to describe; (literary) countenance; appearance |
| 描写 (描寫) | miáo xiě | to describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal |
| 描绘 (描繪) | miáo huì | to describe; to depict; to portray |
| 言喻 | yán yù | to describe; to put into words |
| 着墨 (著墨) | zhuó mò | to describe (in writing, applying ink) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 描述.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 描写 (描寫) | miáo xiě | to describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal |
| 描绘 (描繪) | miáo huì | to describe; to depict; to portray |
| 扫描 (掃描) | sǎo miáo | to scan |
| 素描 | sù miáo | sketch |
| 轻描淡写 (輕描淡寫) | qīng miáo dàn xiě | (idiom) to treat sth as no big deal; to downplay |
| 上述 | shàng shù | aforementioned; above-mentioned |
| 讲述 (講述) | jiǎng shù | to talk about; to narrate; to give an account |
| 叙述 (敘述) | xù shù | to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about |
See also: Japanese symbol for “describe”.
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.