Chinese symbol for “chink”
缝隙
fèng xì
Traditional: 縫隙
small crack; chink
The closest CC-CEDICT match for chink is 缝隙 (fèng xì), defined as: small crack; chink.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “chink”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 缝隙.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 裂缝 (裂縫) | liè fèng | crack; crevice |
| 裁缝 (裁縫) | cái féng | to make an item of clothing; to tailor |
| 无缝 (無縫) | wú fèng | seamless |
| 缝合 (縫合) | féng hé | to sew together; suture (in surgery) |
| 空隙 | kòng xì | crack; gap between two objects |
| 间隙 (間隙) | jiàn xì | interval; gap |
| 孔隙 | kǒng xì | pore (geology) |
| 嫌隙 | xián xì | hostility; animosity |
See also: Japanese symbol for “chink”.
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.