Chinese symbol for “lax”
懈
xiè
lax; negligent
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lax is 懈 (xiè), defined as: lax; negligent.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “lax”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 松弛 (鬆弛) | sōng chí | to relax; relaxed |
| 稀松 (稀鬆) | xī sōng | poor; sloppy |
| 涣散 (渙散) | huàn sàn | to slacken; lax |
| 自由散漫 | zì yóu sǎn màn | easygoing; lax |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 懈.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不懈 | bù xiè | untiring; unremitting |
| 坚持不懈 (堅持不懈) | jiān chí bù xiè | (idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end |
| 懈怠 | xiè dài | slack; lazy |
| 松懈 (鬆懈) | sōng xiè | to relax; to relax efforts |
| 无懈可击 (無懈可擊) | wú xiè kě jī | (idiom) impossible to fault; impeccable |
| 不懈怠 | bù xiè dài | untiring; without slacking |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lax”.
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.