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Chinese symbol for “microfilm”

微缩胶卷
wēi suō jiāo juǎn
Traditional: 微縮膠捲
microfilm

The closest CC-CEDICT match for microfilm is 微缩胶卷 (wēi suō jiāo juǎn), defined as: microfilm.

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

微 wēi
small, tiny, trifling; micro-
radical 60 ⼻ · 13 strokes
缩 suō
to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation
radical 120 ⽷ · 14 strokes
胶 jiāo
glue, gum, resin, rubber; sticky; to glue
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes
卷 juǎn
book, scroll, volume; curled up; to curl, to roll
radical 26 ⼙ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “microfilm”

WordPinyinMeaning
缩影 (縮影)suō yǐngminiature version of sth; microcosm

Related words

Other words that share a character with 微缩胶卷.

WordPinyinMeaning
微博wēi bómicroblogging; microblog
微笑wēi xiàosmile; 个 (gè),丝 (sī)
稍微shāo wēia little bit
轻微 (輕微)qīng wēislight; light
微生物wēi shēng wùmicroorganism
微型wēi xíngminiature; micro-; tiny
缩短 (縮短)suō duǎnto shorten; to reduce; to curtail
缩小 (縮小)suō xiǎoto reduce; to decrease; to shrink
橡胶 (橡膠)xiàng jiāorubber; caoutchouc
卷入 (捲入)juǎn rùto be drawn into; to be involved in

See also: Japanese symbol for “microfilm”.

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.