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Chinese symbol for “look”

模样
mú yàng
Traditional: 模樣
look; style; appearance; approximation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for look is 模样 (mú yàng), defined as: look; style; appearance; approximation; about; 个 (gè).

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

模 mú
model, pattern, standard; to copy, to imitate
radical 75 ⽊ · 15 strokes
样 yàng
form, pattern, shape, style
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “look”

WordPinyinMeaning
长得 (長得)zhǎng deto look (pretty, the same etc)
神情shén qínglook; expression
一睹yī dǔto look; to have a glimpse at
外观设计 (外觀設計)wài guān shè jìlook; external appearance
妆容 (妝容)zhuāng rónga look (achieved by applying makeup)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 模样.

WordPinyinMeaning
模式mó shìmode; pattern; model
规模 (規模)guī móscale; scope; extent
大规模 (大規模)dà guī mólarge scale; extensive
模型mó xíngmodel; mold
模拟 (模擬)mó nǐimitation; to simulate
模特mó tè(fashion) model (loanword)
这样 (這樣)zhè yàngthis way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
一样 (一樣)yī yàngsame; like

See also: Japanese symbol for “look”.

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.