Chinese symbol for “portray”
刻画
kè huà
Traditional: 刻畫
to portray
The closest CC-CEDICT match for portray is 刻画 (kè huà), defined as: to portray.
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 “portray”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 描写 (描寫) | miáo xiě | to describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal |
| 描绘 (描繪) | miáo huì | to describe; to depict; to portray |
| 塑造 | sù zào | to model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc) |
| 绘 (繪) | huì | to draw; to paint; to depict; to portray |
| 出演 | chū yǎn | to perform (in a play, film, concert etc); to play the part of; to portray |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 刻画.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 时刻 (時刻) | shí kè | time; juncture |
| 立刻 | lì kè | immediately; at once; right away |
| 深刻 | shēn kè | profound; deep |
| 此刻 | cǐ kè | this moment; now |
| 一刻 | yī kè | a quarter of an hour; 15 minutes; a moment; an instant |
| 刻意 | kè yì | intentionally; deliberately; purposely; painstakingly; meticulously |
| 漫画 (漫畫) | màn huà | comics; cartoon; caricature |
| 动画 (動畫) | dòng huà | animation; cartoon |
See also: Japanese symbol for “portray”.
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.