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Chinese symbol for “explicit”

明确
míng què
Traditional: 明確
clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite

The closest CC-CEDICT match for explicit is 明确 (míng què), defined as: clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite.

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

明 míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes
确 què
certain, sure; definite, exact; real, true
radical 112 ⽯ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “explicit”

WordPinyinMeaning
露骨lù gǔblatant; unsubtle
不含糊bù hán huunambiguous; unequivocal

Related words

Other words that share a character with 明确.

WordPinyinMeaning
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate
证明 (證明)zhèng míngproof; certificate
明白míng baiclear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable
明显 (明顯)míng xiǎnclear; distinct
明天míng tiāntomorrow
确定 (確定)què dìngdefinite; certain
确实 (確實)què shíindeed; really
正确 (正確)zhèng quècorrect; sound; right; proper

See also: Japanese symbol for “explicit”.

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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