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Chinese symbol for “visualize”

观想
guān xiǎng
Traditional: 觀想
to visualize (Buddhist practice)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for visualize is 观想 (guān xiǎng), defined as: to visualize (Buddhist practice).

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
想 xiǎng
to believe, to wish for; to consider, to plan, to think
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “visualize”

WordPinyinMeaning
显像 (顯像)xiǎn xiàngto form a picture; to develop a photo
脑补 (腦補)nǎo bǔ(Internet slang) to imagine; to visualize

Related words

Other words that share a character with 观想.

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
观念 (觀念)guān niànnotion; thought
客观 (客觀)kè guānobjective; impartial
想要xiǎng yàoto want to; to feel like
思想sī xiǎngthought; thinking

See also: Japanese symbol for “visualize”.

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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