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Chinese symbol for “embody”

体现
tǐ xiàn
Traditional: 體現
to embody; to reflect; to incarnate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for embody is 体现 (tǐ xiàn), defined as: to embody; to reflect; to incarnate.

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

体 tǐ
body; group, class; form, style, system
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
现 xiàn
to appear, to manifest; current, now
radical 96 ⽟ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “embody”

WordPinyinMeaning
包含bāo hánto contain; to embody

Related words

Other words that share a character with 体现.

WordPinyinMeaning
媒体 (媒體)méi tǐmedia, esp. news media
身体 (身體)shēn tǐthe body; one's health
体育 (體育)tǐ yùsports; physical education
团体 (團體)tuán tǐgroup; organization
体系 (體系)tǐ xìsystem; setup
具体 (具體)jù tǐconcrete; specific; detailed
现在 (現在)xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
发现 (發現)fā xiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect

See also: Japanese symbol for “embody”.

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.