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Chinese symbol for “tacit”

默示
mò shì
to hint; to imply; implied; tacit

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tacit is 默示 (mò shì), defined as: to hint; to imply; implied; tacit.

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

默 mò
silent; quiet, still; dark
radical 203 ⿊ · 16 strokes
示 shì
altar; ceremony; to show, to demonstrate
radical 113 ⽰ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 默示.

WordPinyinMeaning
沉默chén mòtaciturn; uncommunicative
幽默yōu mò(loanword) humor; humorous
默默mò mòin silence; not speaking
默认 (默認)mò rènto agree tacitly; tacit approval
默契mò qìtacit understanding; unwritten agreement; rapport
幽默感yōu mò gǎnsense of humor
表示biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
显示 (顯示)xiǎn shìto show; to illustrate

See also: Japanese symbol for “tacit”.

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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