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Chinese symbol for “sightseeing”

观光
guān guāng
Traditional: 觀光
to tour; sightseeing; tourism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sightseeing is 观光 (guān guāng), defined as: to tour; sightseeing; tourism.

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

观 guān
to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
radical 147 ⾒ · 6 strokes
光 guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
radical 10 ⼉ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 观光.

WordPinyinMeaning
观点 (觀點)guān diǎnpoint of view; viewpoint
观众 (觀眾)guān zhòngspectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)
观察 (觀察)guān cháto observe; to watch; to survey
观看 (觀看)guān kànto watch; to view
观念 (觀念)guān niànnotion; thought
客观 (客觀)kè guānobjective; impartial
阳光 (陽光)yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic
曝光bào guāngto expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal)

See also: Japanese symbol for “sightseeing”.

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.