Chinese symbol for “fragile”
纤弱
xiān ruò
Traditional: 纖弱
fragile; delicate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fragile is 纤弱 (xiān ruò), defined as: fragile; delicate.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “fragile”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脆 | cuì | brittle; fragile |
| 娇嫩 (嬌嫩) | jiāo nen | tender and lovely; fragile |
| 清脆 | qīng cuì | sharp and clear; crisp |
| 易碎 | yì suì | brittle; fragile |
| 娇贵 (嬌貴) | jiāo guì | pampered; fragile |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 纤弱.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 纤维 (纖維) | xiān wéi | fiber; 种 (zhǒng) |
| 光纤 (光纖) | guāng xiān | optical fiber; fiber optics |
| 化纤 (化纖) | huà xiān | man-made fiber (abbr. for 化学纤维 (huà xué xiān wéi)) |
| 纤细 (纖細) | xiān xì | fine; slim |
| 纤维素 (纖維素) | xiān wéi sù | cellulose |
| 玻璃纤维 (玻璃纖維) | bō lí xiān wéi | fiberglass; glass fiber |
| 脆弱 | cuì ruò | weak; frail |
| 削弱 | xuē ruò | to weaken; to impair |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fragile”.
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.