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Chinese symbol for “scene”

现场
xiàn chǎng
Traditional: 現場
the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site

The closest CC-CEDICT match for scene is 现场 (xiàn chǎng), defined as: the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site.

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

现 xiàn
to appear, to manifest; current, now
radical 96 ⽟ · 8 strokes
场 chǎng
field, open space; market, square; stage
radical 32 ⼟ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “scene”

WordPinyinMeaning
画面 (畫面)huà miànscene; tableau
场景 (場景)chǎng jǐngscene; scenario; situation; setting
场面 (場面)chǎng miànscene; spectacle
情景qíng jǐngscene; spectacle; circumstances; situation
景象jǐng xiàngscene; sight (to behold)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 现场.

WordPinyinMeaning
现在 (現在)xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
发现 (發現)fā xiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect
出现 (出現)chū xiànto appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
实现 (實現)shí xiànto achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
表现 (表現)biǎo xiànto show; to show off
市场 (市場)shì chǎngmarketplace; market; bazaar; (economics) market
机场 (機場)jī chǎngairport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship
广场 (廣場)guǎng chǎngpublic square; plaza

See also: Japanese symbol for “scene”.

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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