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Chinese symbol for “grin”

露齿
lù chǐ
Traditional: 露齒
to grin; also pr. [lou4 chi3]

The closest CC-CEDICT match for grin is 露齿 (lù chǐ), defined as: to grin; also pr. [lou4 chi3].

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

露 lù
dew; leak; bare, exposed; to reveal, to show
radical 173 ⾬ · 21 strokes
齿 chǐ
teeth; gears, cogs; age
radical 211 ⿒ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “grin”

WordPinyinMeaning
露齿而笑 (露齒而笑)lù chǐ ér xiàoto grin

Related words

Other words that share a character with 露齿.

WordPinyinMeaning
透露tòu lùto leak out; to divulge
揭露jiē lùto expose; to unmask
暴露bào lùto expose; to reveal
露出lù chūto expose; to show
披露pī lùto reveal; to publish
泄露xiè lòuto leak (information); to divulge; also pr. [xie4lu4]
牙齿 (牙齒)yá chǐtooth; dental
齿轮 (齒輪)chǐ lún(machine) gear; pinion (gear wheel)

See also: Japanese symbol for “grin”.

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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