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Chinese symbol for “fragments”

碎屑
suì xiè
fragments; particles

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fragments is 碎屑 (suì xiè), defined as: fragments; particles.

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

碎 suì
to break, to smash; broken, busted
radical 112 ⽯ · 13 strokes
屑 xiè
bits, crumbs, scraps; fragments; not worthwhile
radical 44 ⼫ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “fragments”

WordPinyinMeaning
细碎 (細碎)xì suìfragments; bits and pieces
砟zhǎfragments
屑xièbits; fragments

Related words

Other words that share a character with 碎屑.

WordPinyinMeaning
碎片suì piànchip; fragment; splinter; tatter
粉碎fěn suìto crush; to smash; to shatter
破碎pò suìto smash to pieces; to shatter
心碎xīn suìheartbroken; extreme depth of sorrow
支离破碎 (支離破碎)zhī lí pò suìscattered and smashed (idiom)
碎石suì shígravel; crushed rock; rock debris
不屑bù xièto disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing
不屑一顾 (不屑一顧)bù xiè yī gùto disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)

See also: Japanese symbol for “fragments”.

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.