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Chinese symbol for “least”

至少
zhì shǎo
at least; (to say the) least

The closest CC-CEDICT match for least is 至少 (zhì shǎo), defined as: at least; (to say the) least.

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

至 zhì
reach, arrive; very, extremely
radical 133 ⾄ · 6 strokes
少 shǎo
few, little; less; inadequate
radical 42 ⼩ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “least”

WordPinyinMeaning
毫háohair; drawing brush

Related words

Other words that share a character with 至少.

WordPinyinMeaning
甚至shèn zhìeven; so much so that
至今zhì jīnso far; to this day
至于 (至於)zhì yúas for; as to
截至jié zhìup to (a time); by (a time)
日至rì zhìsolstice; the winter solstice 冬至 and summer solstice 夏至
多少duō shǎonumber; amount; somewhat
减少 (減少)jiǎn shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
不少bù shǎomany; quite a few; a good number of

See also: Japanese symbol for “least”.

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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