Chinese symbol for “prominent”
突出
tū chū
prominent; outstanding; to give prominence to; to protrude
The closest CC-CEDICT match for prominent is 突出 (tū chū), defined as: prominent; outstanding; to give prominence to; to protrude; to project.
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
Other Chinese words for “prominent”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 显要 (顯要) | xiǎn yào | prominent; eminent; important person; notable; dignitary |
| 显 (顯) | xiǎn | to make visible; to reveal |
| 杰出 (傑出) | jié chū | outstanding; distinguished |
| 显明 (顯明) | xiǎn míng | obvious; evident; conspicuous; prominent; distinct; apparent |
| 杰 (傑) | jié | (bound form) hero; heroic |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 突出.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 冲突 (衝突) | chōng tū | conflict; to conflict |
| 突破 | tū pò | to break through; to make a breakthrough |
| 突击 (突擊) | tū jī | sudden and violent attack; assault |
| 突发 (突發) | tū fā | to occur suddenly |
| 出现 (出現) | chū xiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up |
| 出来 (出來) | chū lái | to come out; to appear |
| 提出 | tí chū | to raise (an issue); to propose |
See also: Japanese symbol for “prominent”.
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.