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Chinese symbol for “meticulous”

细心
xì xīn
Traditional: 細心
meticulous; careful; attentive

The closest CC-CEDICT match for meticulous is 细心 (xì xīn), defined as: meticulous; careful; attentive.

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

细 xì
fine, detailed; slender, thin
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
心 xīn
heart; mind; soul
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “meticulous”

WordPinyinMeaning
缜密 (縝密)zhěn mìmeticulous; careful
周详 (周詳)zhōu xiángmeticulous; thorough
谨严 (謹嚴)jǐn yánmeticulous; rigorous
周密zhōu mìcareful; thorough; meticulous
精心jīng xīnwith utmost care; fine

Related words

Other words that share a character with 细心.

WordPinyinMeaning
详细 (詳細)xiáng xìdetailed; in detail
细节 (細節)xì jiédetails; particulars
细胞 (細胞)xì bāocell (biology)
仔细 (仔細)zǐ xìcareful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out
细菌 (細菌)xì jūnbacterium; germ
细致 (細緻)xì zhìdelicate; fine
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
担心 (擔心)dān xīnanxious; worried

See also: Japanese symbol for “meticulous”.

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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