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Chinese symbol for “manicure”

修指甲
xiū zhǐ jia
manicure

The closest CC-CEDICT match for manicure is 修指甲 (xiū zhǐ jia), defined as: manicure.

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
指 zhǐ
finger, toe; to point, to indicate
radical 64 ⼿ · 9 strokes
甲 jia
armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
radical 102 ⽥ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “manicure”

WordPinyinMeaning
修手xiū shǒumanicure

Related words

Other words that share a character with 修指甲.

WordPinyinMeaning
修改xiū gǎito amend; to alter
维修 (維修)wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
修正xiū zhèngto revise; to amend; to rectify
修复 (修復)xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
修订 (修訂)xiū dìngto revise
修建xiū jiànto build; to construct
指出zhǐ chūto indicate; to point out
指导 (指導)zhǐ dǎoto guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer
装甲 (裝甲)zhuāng jiǎvehicle armor

See also: Japanese symbol for “manicure”.

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.