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Chinese symbol for “jot”

纹丝
wén sī
Traditional: 紋絲
tiny bit; a jot; whisker

The closest CC-CEDICT match for jot is 纹丝 (wén sī), defined as: tiny bit; a jot; whisker.

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

纹 wén
line, stripe; pattern, decoration; wrinkle
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes
丝 sī
silk, fine thread; wire; strings
radical 1 ⼀ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 纹丝.

WordPinyinMeaning
指纹 (指紋)zhǐ wénfingerprint; the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers
纹身 (紋身)wén shēnvariant of 文身 (wén shēn)
条纹 (條紋)tiáo wénstripe
花纹 (花紋)huā wéndecorative design
皱纹 (皺紋)zhòu wénwrinkle; measure word: 道 (dào)
纹理 (紋理)wén lǐvein lines (in marble or fingerprint); grain (in wood etc)
粉丝 (粉絲)fěn sībean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans")
丝毫 (絲毫)sī háothe slightest amount or degree; a bit

See also: Japanese symbol for “jot”.

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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