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Chinese symbol for “publicity”

广告宣传
guǎng gào xuān chuán
Traditional: 廣告宣傳
advertising; publicity; promotion

The closest CC-CEDICT match for publicity is 广告宣传 (guǎng gào xuān chuán), defined as: advertising; publicity; promotion.

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

广 guǎng
broad, vast, wide; building, house
radical 53 ⼴ · 3 strokes
告 gào
to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes
宣 xuān
to proclaim, to declare, to announce; surname
radical 40 ⼧ · 9 strokes
传 chuán
to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “publicity”

WordPinyinMeaning
风头 (風頭)fēng tóuwind direction; the way the wind blows

Related words

Other words that share a character with 广告宣传.

WordPinyinMeaning
广告 (廣告)guǎng gàoto advertise; a commercial
广场 (廣場)guǎng chǎngpublic square; plaza
广泛 (廣泛)guǎng fànwide; broad; extensive; widespread
推广 (推廣)tuī guǎngto extend; to spread
广播 (廣播)guǎng bōbroadcast; 个 (gè)
广大 (廣大)guǎng dà(of an area) vast or extensive; large-scale
报告 (報告)bào gàoto inform; to report
告诉 (告訴)gào sùto press charges; to file a complaint
宣布 (宣佈)xuān bùvariant of 宣布 (xuān bù)
传统 (傳統)chuán tǒngtradition; traditional

See also: Japanese symbol for “publicity”.

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.