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Chinese symbol for “delicate”

精致
jīng zhì
Traditional: 精緻
delicate; fine; exquisite; refined

The closest CC-CEDICT match for delicate is 精致 (jīng zhì), defined as: delicate; fine; exquisite; refined.

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

精 jīng
essence, germ, spirit
radical 119 ⽶ · 14 strokes
致 zhì
to send; to present, to deliver; to cause; consequence
radical 133 ⾄ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “delicate”

WordPinyinMeaning
细致 (細緻)xì zhìdelicate; fine
致 (緻)zhì(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite
孱弱chán ruòdelicate; frail; impotent; weak
秀气 (秀氣)xiù qidelicate; graceful
娇气 (嬌氣)jiāo qìdelicate; squeamish

Related words

Other words that share a character with 精致.

WordPinyinMeaning
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; marvelous
精力jīng lìenergy (physical or mental)
精确 (精確)jīng quèaccurate; precise
精英jīng yīngcream; elite
导致 (導致)dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
一致yī zhìconsistent; unanimous; in agreement; together; in unison
大致dà zhìmore or less; roughly; approximately

See also: Japanese symbol for “delicate”.

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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