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Chinese symbol for “elf”

小精灵
xiǎo jīng líng
Traditional: 小精靈
elf

The closest CC-CEDICT match for elf is 小精灵 (xiǎo jīng líng), defined as: elf.

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

小 xiǎo
small, tiny, insignificant
radical 42 ⼩ · 3 strokes
精 jīng
essence, germ, spirit
radical 119 ⽶ · 14 strokes
灵 líng
spirit, soul; spiritual world
radical 86 ⽕ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “elf”

WordPinyinMeaning
仙童xiān tóngelf; leprechaun
精灵 (精靈)jīng língspirit; fairy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 小精灵.

WordPinyinMeaning
小时 (小時)xiǎo shíhour
小说 (小說)xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction
小学 (小學)xiǎo xuéelementary school; primary school
小姐xiǎo jieyoung lady; miss
小组 (小組)xiǎo zǔgroup
小孩xiǎo háichild; 个 (gè)
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; marvelous
灵魂 (靈魂)líng húnsoul; spirit

See also: Japanese symbol for “elf”.

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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