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Chinese symbol for “simile”

明喻
míng yù
simile

The closest CC-CEDICT match for simile is 明喻 (míng yù), defined as: simile.

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

明 míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes
喻 yù
metaphor, analogy; example; such as, like
radical 30 ⼝ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “simile”

WordPinyinMeaning
喻yùto describe sth as; an analogy
譬喻pì yùanalogy; metaphor

Related words

Other words that share a character with 明喻.

WordPinyinMeaning
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate
证明 (證明)zhèng míngproof; certificate
明白míng baiclear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable
明显 (明顯)míng xiǎnclear; distinct
明天míng tiāntomorrow
明确 (明確)míng quèclear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
比喻bǐ yùto compare; to liken to
隐喻 (隱喻)yǐn yùmetaphor

See also: Japanese symbol for “simile”.

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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