漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
表: surface, table
Also: chart, diagram
丨 and 衣 carry the meaning · 二 is drawn in
Four readings, and the words that use each
ヒョウhyou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 表ひょうtable, chart
- 表情ひょうじょうfacial expression
- 表面ひょうめんsurface
- 予定表よていひょうschedule
- 表現するひょうげんするexpress [v.t.]
- 代表するだいひょうするrepresent
- 発表するはっぴょうするannounce, present
おもてomote · kun'yomi · on its own
- 表おもてsurface, front
- 裏表うらおもてboth sides
あらわすarawasu · kun'yomi
- 表すあらわすshow [v.t.]
あらわれるarawareru · kun'yomi
- 表れるあらわれるappear, come out [v.i.]
Also read -おもて, あらわす, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Ideogrammic compound (會意)衣 garment; clothing + 毛 hair; feather
Originally 𧘝, an ideogrammic compound (會意): 衣 (“garment; clothing”) + 毛 (“hair; feather”) – outer garment.
Source: Wiktionary, 表 (rev. 92201682), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Dress for the occasion! This radical represents the protective layers we wear and the social identity that fine clothing provides.”
Connections
Also read ヒョウ
11 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by sideIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · biǎo
Same form: 表 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 表 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 表 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin biǎo most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.