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Chinese symbol for “debris”

岩屑
yán xiè
(rock) debris; scree

The closest CC-CEDICT match for debris is 岩屑 (yán xiè), defined as: (rock) debris; scree.

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

岩 yán
cliff; rocks; mountain
radical 46 ⼭ · 8 strokes
屑 xiè
bits, crumbs, scraps; fragments; not worthwhile
radical 44 ⼫ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “debris”

WordPinyinMeaning
瓦砾 (瓦礫)wǎ lìrubble; debris
残渣 (殘渣)cán zhāremainder; filtered out residue
瓦砾堆 (瓦礫堆)wǎ lì duīpile of rubble; debris

Related words

Other words that share a character with 岩屑.

WordPinyinMeaning
岩石yán shí(geology) rock
岩浆 (岩漿)yán jiāng(geology) magma
花岗岩 (花崗岩)huā gāng yángranite
熔岩róng yán(geology) lava
岩画 (巖畫)yán huàrock painting; picture or writing carved on rocks
石灰岩shí huī yánlimestone
不屑bù xièto disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing
碎屑suì xièfragments; particles

See also: Japanese symbol for “debris”.

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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