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Chinese symbol for “transparency”

透明度
tòu míng dù
transparency; (policy of) openness

The closest CC-CEDICT match for transparency is 透明度 (tòu míng dù), defined as: transparency; (policy of) openness.

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

透 tòu
to pierce, to penetrate, to pass through; thorough
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes
明 míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes
度 dù
degree, system; manner; to consider
radical 53 ⼴ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “transparency”

WordPinyinMeaning
透明程度tòu míng chéng dùtransparency
透通性tòu tōng xìngtransparency (networking)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 透明度.

WordPinyinMeaning
透过 (透過)tòu guòto pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via
透露tòu lùto leak out; to divulge
透明tòu míngtransparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny
渗透 (滲透)shèn tòu(lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into
透视 (透視)tòu shì(drawing and painting) perspective; (medicine) to perform fluoroscopy; to examine by X-ray
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate
证明 (證明)zhèng míngproof; certificate
明白míng baiclear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable
制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution

See also: Japanese symbol for “transparency”.

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.