Chinese symbol for “screen”
上演
shàng yǎn
to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging
The closest CC-CEDICT match for screen is 上演 (shàng yǎn), defined as: to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging.
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 “screen”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屏幕 | píng mù | screen (TV, computer or movie) |
| 上映 | shàng yìng | to screen; to show (a movie) |
| 掩护 (掩護) | yǎn hù | to screen; to shield |
| 屏 | píng | (standing) screen |
| 屏蔽 | píng bì | to screen; to block (sth or sb) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 上演.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以上 | yǐ shàng | that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body; at hand |
| 加上 | jiā shàng | to add; plus; in addition; moreover |
| 上面 | shàng miàn | on top of; above-mentioned |
| 实际上 (實際上) | shí jì shàng | in fact; in reality |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play; show |
| 导演 (導演) | dǎo yǎn | to direct; director (film etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “screen”.
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.