Chinese symbol for “gape”
张嘴
zhāng zuǐ
Traditional: 張嘴
to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gape is 张嘴 (zhāng zuǐ), defined as: to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “gape”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 张嘴.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主张 (主張) | zhǔ zhāng | to advocate; to stand for |
| 紧张 (緊張) | jǐn zhāng | nervous; keyed up |
| 扩张 (擴張) | kuò zhāng | expansion; dilation |
| 夸张 (誇張) | kuā zhāng | to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated |
| 张开 (張開) | zhāng kāi | to open up; to spread |
| 张贴 (張貼) | zhāng tiē | to post (a notice); to advertise |
| 嘴里 (嘴裡) | zuǐ lǐ | mouth; in the mouth |
| 嘴巴 | zuǐ ba | mouth (张 (zhāng)); slap in the face |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gape”.
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.