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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

上 shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes
演 yǎn
to perform, to act, to put on a play
radical 85 ⽔ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “screen”

WordPinyinMeaning
屏幕píng mùscreen (TV, computer or movie)
上映shàng yìngto screen; to show (a movie)
掩护 (掩護)yǎn hùto screen; to shield
屏píng(standing) screen
屏蔽píng bìto screen; to block (sth or sb)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 上演.

WordPinyinMeaning
以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned
晚上wǎn shangevening; night
身上shēn shangon the body; at hand
加上jiā shàngto add; plus; in addition; moreover
上面shàng miànon top of; above-mentioned
实际上 (實際上)shí jì shàngin fact; in reality
表演biǎo yǎnplay; show
导演 (導演)dǎo yǎnto 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.

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