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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.

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

表 biǎo
to show, to express, to display; outside, appearance; a watch
radical 145 ⾐ · 8 strokes
示 shì
altar; ceremony; to show, to demonstrate
radical 113 ⽰ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “express”

WordPinyinMeaning
表达 (表達)biǎo dáto express; to convey
表述biǎo shùto express; to articulate; to formulate
快车 (快車)kuài chēexpress (train, bus etc)
抒发 (抒發)shū fāto express (an emotion); to give vent
致以zhì yǐto express; to present

Related words

Other words that share a character with 表示.

WordPinyinMeaning
代表dài biǎorepresentative; delegate
表现 (表現)biǎo xiànto show; to show off
发表 (發表)fā biǎoto issue; to publish
表演biǎo yǎnplay; show
表达 (表達)biǎo dáto express; to convey
显示 (顯示)xiǎn shìto show; to illustrate
展示zhǎn shìto reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit
指示zhǐ shìto 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.

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