表情

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Chinese

surface; exterior; to watch
surface; exterior; to watch; to show; express; an example; a list or table; a meter; a watch; chart; external
 
feeling; emotion; passion
feeling; emotion; passion; situation
 
trad. (表情)
simp. #(表情)

Etymology

Attestable since at least the Eastern Han Dynasty in the sense "to express one's feelings".

Pronunciation


Noun

表情

  1. expression (on one's face)

Synonyms

Verb

表情

  1. (literary) to express one's feelings

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひょう
Grade: 3
じょう
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(ひょう)(じょう) (hyōjō

  1. expression (facial, bodily, etc.)
    • 1934, 三好十郎, 斬られの仙太:
      (あか)るいノンキな表情(ひょうじょう)をしている。
      Akarui nonki na hyōjō o shiteiru.
      She has a cheerful, carefree expression.

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

表情 (pyojeong) (hangeul 표정)

  1. hanja form? of 표정 (expression)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

表情

  1. chữ Hán form of biểu tình (demonstration).

Verb

表情

  1. chữ Hán form of biểu tình (to demonstrate).