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Chinese symbol for “expound”

阐述
chǎn shù
Traditional: 闡述
to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for expound is 阐述 (chǎn shù), defined as: to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject).

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

阐 chǎn
to disclose; to explain; to open
radical 169 ⾨ · 11 strokes
述 shù
to express, to state; to narrate, to tell
radical 162 ⾡ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “expound”

WordPinyinMeaning
阐扬 (闡揚)chǎn yángto expound; to propagate
阐明 (闡明)chǎn míngto elucidate; to explain clearly
阐释 (闡釋)chǎn shìto explain; to expound
敷衍fū yǎnto elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics)
阐发 (闡發)chǎn fāto elucidate; to expound

Related words

Other words that share a character with 阐述.

WordPinyinMeaning
阐明 (闡明)chǎn míngto elucidate; to explain clearly
阐释 (闡釋)chǎn shìto explain; to expound
阐发 (闡發)chǎn fāto elucidate; to expound
阐扬 (闡揚)chǎn yángto expound; to propagate
推阐 (推闡)tuī chǎnto elucidate; to study and expound
描述miáo shùto describe; description
上述shàng shùaforementioned; above-mentioned
讲述 (講述)jiǎng shùto talk about; to narrate; to give an account

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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