Chinese symbol for “express”
表示
biǎo shì
(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show; expression; manifestation
The closest CC-CEDICT match for express is 表示 (biǎo shì), defined as: (of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show; expression; manifestation.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “express”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 表达 (表達) | biǎo dá | to express; to convey |
| 表述 | biǎo shù | to express; to articulate; to formulate |
| 快车 (快車) | kuài chē | express (train, bus etc) |
| 抒发 (抒發) | shū fā | to express (an emotion); to give vent |
| 致以 | zhì yǐ | to express; to present |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 表示.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative; delegate |
| 表现 (表現) | biǎo xiàn | to show; to show off |
| 发表 (發表) | fā biǎo | to issue; to publish |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play; show |
| 表达 (表達) | biǎo dá | to express; to convey |
| 显示 (顯示) | xiǎn shì | to show; to illustrate |
| 展示 | zhǎn shì | to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit |
| 指示 | zhǐ shì | to point out; to indicate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “express”.
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.