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Chinese symbol for “minimal”

极小
jí xiǎo
Traditional: 極小
minimal; extremely small

The closest CC-CEDICT match for minimal is 极小 (jí xiǎo), defined as: minimal; extremely small.

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

极 jí
extreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes
小 xiǎo
small, tiny, insignificant
radical 42 ⼩ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “minimal”

WordPinyinMeaning
最少zuì shǎoat least; minimum
甚微shèn wēivery small; very little

Related words

Other words that share a character with 极小.

WordPinyinMeaning
积极 (積極)jī jíactive; energetic
极端 (極端)jí duānextreme
极为 (極為)jí wéiextremely; exceedingly
极大 (極大)jí dàenormous; great; (math.) maximum
极其 (極其)jí qíextremely
极度 (極度)jí dùextremely
小时 (小時)xiǎo shíhour
小说 (小說)xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction

See also: Japanese symbol for “minimal”.

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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