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Chinese symbol for “proclaim”

宣布
xuān bù
to declare; to announce; to proclaim

The closest CC-CEDICT match for proclaim is 宣布 (xuān bù), defined as: to declare; to announce; to proclaim.

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

宣 xuān
to proclaim, to declare, to announce; surname
radical 40 ⼧ · 9 strokes
布 bù
cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread
radical 50 ⼱ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “proclaim”

WordPinyinMeaning
声称 (聲稱)shēng chēngto claim; to state
颁布 (頒布)bān bùto issue; to proclaim
宣告xuān gàoto declare; to proclaim

Related words

Other words that share a character with 宣布.

WordPinyinMeaning
宣传 (宣傳)xuān chuánto disseminate; to give publicity to
宣言xuān yándeclaration; manifesto
宣告xuān gàoto declare; to proclaim
宣称 (宣稱)xuān chēngto assert; to claim
发布 (發佈)fā bùvariant of 发布 (fā bù)
公布 (公佈)gōng bùvariant of 公布 (gōng bù)

See also: Japanese symbol for “proclaim”.

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.