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Chinese symbol for “starring”

领衔
lǐng xián
Traditional: 領銜
leading (role); heading list of signatories; leading actors (in a show); starring

The closest CC-CEDICT match for starring is 领衔 (lǐng xián), defined as: leading (role); heading list of signatories; leading actors (in a show); starring.

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

领 lǐng
neck, collar; lead, guide
radical 181 ⾴ · 11 strokes
衔 xián
rank, title; to bite, to hold in the mouth
radical 144 ⾏ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “starring”

WordPinyinMeaning
领衔主演 (領銜主演)lǐng xián zhǔ yǎnleading actors (in a show); starring

Related words

Other words that share a character with 领衔.

WordPinyinMeaning
领导 (領導)lǐng dǎolead; leading
领域 (領域)lǐng yùdomain; sphere; field; territory; area
领导人 (領導人)lǐng dǎo rénleader
领袖 (領袖)lǐng xiùleader
占领 (佔領)zhàn lǐngto capture; to seize; to occupy by force
领土 (領土)lǐng tǔterritory
头衔 (頭銜)tóu xiántitle; rank
衔接 (銜接)xián jiēto link up; to connect; to join

See also: Japanese symbol for “starring”.

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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