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Chinese symbol for “project”

放映
fàng yìng
to project (an image onto a screen); to show (a movie, slide etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for project is 放映 (fàng yìng), defined as: to project (an image onto a screen); to show (a movie, slide etc).

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

放 fàng
to release, to liberate, to free
radical 66 ⽁ · 8 strokes
映 yìng
to project; to reflect; to shine
radical 72 ⽇ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “project”

WordPinyinMeaning
项目 (項目)xiàng mùitem; project; (sports) event
专案 (專案)zhuān ànproject
投影tóu yǐngto project; a projection
计划 (計劃)jì huàplan; project
工程gōng chéngengineering; an engineering project

Related words

Other words that share a character with 放映.

WordPinyinMeaning
开放 (開放)kāi fàngto bloom; to open
放弃 (放棄)fàng qìto renounce; to abandon; to give up
播放bō fàngto broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
释放 (釋放)shì fàngto release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions)
解放jiě fàngto liberate; to emancipate
放心fàng xīnto feel relieved; to feel reassured
反映fǎn yìngto mirror; to reflect
上映shàng yìngto screen; to show (a movie)

See also: Japanese symbol for “project”.

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.