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Chinese symbol for “minuscule”

点大
diǎn dà
Traditional: 點大
(of a child etc) small as a mite; minuscule

The closest CC-CEDICT match for minuscule is 点大 (diǎn dà), defined as: (of a child etc) small as a mite; minuscule.

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

点 diǎn
dot, point, speck
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes
大 dà
big, great, vast, high, deep
radical 37 ⼤ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 点大.

WordPinyinMeaning
一点 (一點)yī diǎna bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit
重点 (重點)chóng diǎnto recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
观点 (觀點)guān diǎnpoint of view; viewpoint
有点 (有點)yǒu diǎna little
特点 (特點)tè diǎncharacteristic; trait; feature
大学 (大學)dà xuéuniversity; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ)
大家dà jiāeveryone; influential family
大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity

See also: Japanese symbol for “minuscule”.

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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