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Chinese symbol for “profile”

外貌
wài mào
profile; appearance

The closest CC-CEDICT match for profile is 外貌 (wài mào), defined as: profile; appearance.

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

外 wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
radical 36 ⼣ · 5 strokes
貌 mào
countenance, appearance
radical 153 ⾘ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “profile”

WordPinyinMeaning
剖面pōu miànprofile; section
资料 (資料)zī liàomaterial; resources
侧影 (側影)cè yǐngprofile; silhouette
侧写 (側寫)cè xiěto profile; profile
侧面 (側面)cè miànlateral side; side

Related words

Other words that share a character with 外貌.

WordPinyinMeaning
另外lìng wàiadditional; in addition
此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
外国 (外國)wài guóforeign country
国外 (國外)guó wàiabroad; external (affairs)
海外hǎi wàioverseas; abroad
之外zhī wàioutside; excluding
面貌miàn màoface; features; appearance; look
礼貌 (禮貌)lǐ màocourtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite

See also: Japanese symbol for “profile”.

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.