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Chinese symbol for “elaborate”

精巧
jīng qiǎo
elaborate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for elaborate is 精巧 (jīng qiǎo), defined as: elaborate.

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
巧 qiǎo
skillful, ingenious, clever
radical 48 ⼯ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “elaborate”

WordPinyinMeaning
敷衍fū yǎnto elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics)
发挥 (發揮)fā huīto display; to exhibit
花式huā shìfancy; showy; elaborate; (HK, Tw) (sports) fancy-style; freestyle (as in 花式溜冰 (huā shì liū bīng) "figure skating")
阐述 (闡述)chǎn shùto expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic)
分述fēn shùto elaborate; detailed explanation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 精巧.

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
技巧jì qiǎoskill; technique
巧克力qiǎo kè lì(loanword) chocolate; 块 (kuài)
巧合qiǎo hécoincidence; coincidental

See also: Japanese symbol for “elaborate”.

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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