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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

张 zhāng
to display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a sheet of paper
radical 57 ⼸ · 7 strokes
嘴 zuǐ
mouth, lips
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “gape”

WordPinyinMeaning
张口 (張口)zhāng kǒuto open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc); to gape

Related words

Other words that share a character with 张嘴.

WordPinyinMeaning
主张 (主張)zhǔ zhāngto advocate; to stand for
紧张 (緊張)jǐn zhāngnervous; keyed up
扩张 (擴張)kuò zhāngexpansion; dilation
夸张 (誇張)kuā zhāngto exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated
张开 (張開)zhāng kāito open up; to spread
张贴 (張貼)zhāng tiēto post (a notice); to advertise
嘴里 (嘴裡)zuǐ lǐmouth; in the mouth
嘴巴zuǐ bamouth (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.

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