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Chinese symbol for “views”

观念
guān niàn
Traditional: 觀念
notion; thought; concept; sense

The closest CC-CEDICT match for views is 观念 (guān niàn), defined as: notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology.

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

观 guān
to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
radical 147 ⾒ · 6 strokes
念 niàn
to think of, to recall; to study
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “views”

WordPinyinMeaning
言论 (言論)yán lùnexpression of opinion; views

Related words

Other words that share a character with 观念.

WordPinyinMeaning
观点 (觀點)guān diǎnpoint of view; viewpoint
观众 (觀眾)guān zhòngspectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)
观察 (觀察)guān cháto observe; to watch; to survey
观看 (觀看)guān kànto watch; to view
客观 (客觀)kè guānobjective; impartial
概念gài niànconcept; idea
纪念 (紀念)jì niànto commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir
理念lǐ niànidea; concept

See also: Japanese symbol for “views”.

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.