Chinese symbol for “crumbs”
屑
xiè
bits; fragments; crumbs; filings
The closest CC-CEDICT match for crumbs is 屑 (xiè), defined as: bits; fragments; crumbs; filings; trifling; trivial.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 屑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不屑 | bù xiè | to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing |
| 碎屑 | suì xiè | fragments; particles |
| 不屑一顾 (不屑一顧) | bù xiè yī gù | to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom) |
| 木屑 | mù xiè | wood shavings; sawdust |
| 银屑病 (銀屑病) | yín xiè bìng | psoriasis |
| 头皮屑 (頭皮屑) | tóu pí xiè | dandruff |
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.