Chinese symbol for “gratuity”
小费
xiǎo fèi
Traditional: 小費
tip; gratuity
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gratuity is 小费 (xiǎo fèi), defined as: tip; gratuity.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “gratuity”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 小费.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小时 (小時) | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 小说 (小說) | xiǎo shuō | novel; fiction |
| 小学 (小學) | xiǎo xué | elementary school; primary school |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady; miss |
| 小组 (小組) | xiǎo zǔ | group |
| 小孩 | xiǎo hái | child; 个 (gè) |
| 免费 (免費) | miǎn fèi | free (of charge) |
| 消费 (消費) | xiāo fèi | to consume (goods and services, resources etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gratuity”.
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.