Chinese symbol for “mention”
提到
tí dào
to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mention is 提到 (tí dào), defined as: to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to.
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
Other Chinese words for “mention”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 提起 | tí qǐ | to mention; to bring up; (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise |
| 提及 | tí jí | to mention; to raise (a subject) |
| 说起 (說起) | shuō qǐ | to mention; to bring up (a subject) |
| 谈起 (談起) | tán qǐ | to mention; to speak of |
| 点 (點) | diǎn | to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 提到.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer; to supply |
| 提出 | tí chū | to raise (an issue); to propose |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise; to increase |
| 提升 | tí shēng | to promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist |
| 提醒 | tí xǐng | to remind; to call attention to |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 得到 | dé dào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mention”.
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.