Chinese symbol for “surface”
表面
biǎo miàn
surface; face; outside; appearance
The closest CC-CEDICT match for surface is 表面 (biǎo miàn), defined as: surface; face; outside; appearance.
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 “surface”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地表 | dì biǎo | the surface (of the earth) |
| 液面 | yè miàn | surface (of a body of liquid) |
| 面 | miàn | face; side |
| 上头 (上頭) | shàng tou | the top; the upper part; (its) surface; the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups |
| 地面 | dì miàn | floor; ground |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 表面.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative; delegate |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | (of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show |
| 表现 (表現) | biǎo xiàn | to show; to show off |
| 发表 (發表) | fā biǎo | to issue; to publish |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play; show |
| 表达 (表達) | biǎo dá | to express; to convey |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect; aspect |
| 里面 (裏面) | lǐ miàn | variant of 里面 (lǐ miàn) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “surface”.
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.