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Chinese symbol for “details”

细节
xì jié
Traditional: 細節
details; particulars

The closest CC-CEDICT match for details is 细节 (xì jié), defined as: details; particulars.

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

细 xì
fine, detailed; slender, thin
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
节 jié
festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
radical 140 ⾋ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “details”

WordPinyinMeaning
详情 (詳情)xiáng qíngdetails; particulars
内容 (內容)nèi róngcontent; substance; details; 项 (xiàng)
端的duān dìreally; after all
明细 (明細)míng xìclear and detailed; definite
备细 (備細)bèi xìdetails; particulars

Related words

Other words that share a character with 细节.

WordPinyinMeaning
详细 (詳細)xiáng xìdetailed; in detail
细胞 (細胞)xì bāocell (biology)
仔细 (仔細)zǐ xìcareful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out
细菌 (細菌)xì jūnbacterium; germ
细致 (細緻)xì zhìdelicate; fine
节目 (節目)jié mù(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event)
情节 (情節)qíng jiécircumstances; plot; storyline
环节 (環節)huán jié(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy)

See also: Japanese symbol for “details”.

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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