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Chinese symbol for “illustrate”

示例
shì lì
to illustrate; typical example

The closest CC-CEDICT match for illustrate is 示例 (shì lì), defined as: to illustrate; typical example.

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

示 shì
altar; ceremony; to show, to demonstrate
radical 113 ⽰ · 5 strokes
例 lì
precedent, example, case; regulation
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “illustrate”

WordPinyinMeaning
显示 (顯示)xiǎn shìto show; to illustrate
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 示例.

WordPinyinMeaning
表示biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
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
示威shì wēito demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration
示范 (示範)shì fànto demonstrate; to show how to do sth
例如lì rúfor example; for instance; such as
比例bǐ lìproportion; scale

See also: Japanese symbol for “illustrate”.

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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