Chinese symbol for “lanky”

修长

xiū cháng

Traditional: 修長

slender; lanky; tall and thin

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lanky is 修长 (xiū cháng), defined as: slender; lanky; tall and thin.

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

修 xiū

to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate

radical 9 ⼈ · 10 strokes

长 cháng

long, lasting; to excel in

radical 168 ⾧ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

長 cháng

Related words

Other words that share a character with 修长.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
修改	xiū gǎi	to amend; to alter
维修 (維修)	wéi xiū	maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
修正	xiū zhèng	to revise; to amend; to rectify
修复 (修復)	xiū fù	to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
修订 (修訂)	xiū dìng	to revise
修建	xiū jiàn	to build; to construct
增长 (增長)	zēng zhǎng	to grow; to increase
长期 (長期)	cháng qī	long-term; for a protracted period

See also: Japanese symbol for “lanky”.

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.