Chinese symbol for “photogenic”
上镜
shàng jìng
Traditional: 上鏡
photogenic; to appear on film or in the media
The closest CC-CEDICT match for photogenic is 上镜 (shàng jìng), defined as: photogenic; to appear on film or in the media.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “photogenic”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 上镜.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以上 | yǐ shàng | that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body; at hand |
| 加上 | jiā shàng | to add; plus; in addition; moreover |
| 上面 | shàng miàn | on top of; above-mentioned |
| 实际上 (實際上) | shí jì shàng | in fact; in reality |
| 镜头 (鏡頭) | jìng tóu | camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc) |
| 眼镜 (眼鏡) | yǎn jìng | spectacles; eyeglasses |
See also: Japanese symbol for “photogenic”.
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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