Chinese symbol for “italics”
斜体
xié tǐ
Traditional: 斜體
italics; slanting typeface
The closest CC-CEDICT match for italics is 斜体 (xié tǐ), defined as: italics; slanting typeface.
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 “italics”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 斜体.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倾斜 (傾斜) | qīng xié | to incline; to lean |
| 斜坡 | xié pō | slope; incline |
| 斜面 | xié miàn | inclined plane |
| 斜眼 | xié yǎn | to look askance; cross or wall-eyed |
| 斜线 (斜線) | xié xiàn | oblique line; slash (symbol) |
| 斜率 | xié lǜ | slope |
| 媒体 (媒體) | méi tǐ | media, esp. news media |
| 身体 (身體) | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health |
See also: Japanese symbol for “italics”.
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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