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Chinese symbol for “hipster”

小清新
xiǎo qīng xīn
hipster

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hipster is 小清新 (xiǎo qīng xīn), defined as: hipster.

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
清 qīng
clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
radical 85 ⽔ · 11 strokes
新 xīn
new, recent, fresh, modern
radical 69 ⽄ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 小清新.

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)
清楚qīng chuclear; distinct
清理qīng lǐto clear up; to tidy up
新闻 (新聞)xīn wénnews; 条 (tiáo)

See also: Japanese symbol for “hipster”.

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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