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Chinese symbol for “visible”

显性
xiǎn xìng
Traditional: 顯性
visible; conspicuous; phanero-; dominant (gene)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for visible is 显性 (xiǎn xìng), defined as: visible; conspicuous; phanero-; dominant (gene).

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

显 xiǎn
clear, evident; prominent; to show
radical 72 ⽇ · 9 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “visible”

WordPinyinMeaning
有形yǒu xíngmaterial; tangible; visible; shapely
可见 (可見)kě jiànit can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear
外显 (外顯)wài xiǎnexternally manifested; visible; evident
在望zài wàngwithin view; visible; (fig.) in the offing; around the corner; soon to materialize

Related words

Other words that share a character with 显性.

WordPinyinMeaning
显示 (顯示)xiǎn shìto show; to illustrate
明显 (明顯)míng xiǎnclear; distinct
显然 (顯然)xiǎn ránclearly; evidently; obviously
显得 (顯得)xiǎn deto seem; to look
显著 (顯著)xiǎn zhùoutstanding; notable
显现 (顯現)xiǎn xiànappearance; to appear
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex
男性nán xìngthe male sex; a male

See also: Japanese symbol for “visible”.

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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