Chinese symbol for “reveal”
展示
zhǎn shì
to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit
The closest CC-CEDICT match for reveal is 展示 (zhǎn shì), defined as: to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit.
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 “reveal”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 披露 | pī lù | to reveal; to publish |
| 揭示 | jiē shì | to reveal; to elucidate; to set forth; to articulate; to announce publicly; to promulgate |
| 启示 (啟示) | qǐ shì | to reveal; to enlighten |
| 流露 | liú lù | to reveal (indirectly, implicitly); to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc |
| 展现 (展現) | zhǎn xiàn | to unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to display |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 展示.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 发展 (發展) | fā zhǎn | development; growth |
| 开展 (開展) | kāi zhǎn | to launch; to develop |
| 展开 (展開) | zhǎn kāi | to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out |
| 扩展 (擴展) | kuò zhǎn | to extend; to expand |
| 进展 (進展) | jìn zhǎn | to make headway; to make progress |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | (of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show |
| 显示 (顯示) | xiǎn shì | to show; to illustrate |
| 指示 | zhǐ shì | to point out; to indicate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “reveal”.
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.
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