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Chinese symbol for “niceties”

细微末节
xì wēi mò jié
Traditional: 細微末節
tiny insignificant details; niceties

The closest CC-CEDICT match for niceties is 细微末节 (xì wēi mò jié), defined as: tiny insignificant details; niceties.

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
微 wēi
small, tiny, trifling; micro-
radical 60 ⼻ · 13 strokes
末 mò
end, final, last; insignificant
radical 75 ⽊ · 5 strokes
节 jié
festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
radical 140 ⾋ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 细微末节.

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
微博wēi bómicroblogging; microblog
微笑wēi xiàosmile; 个 (gè),丝 (sī)
周末 (週末)zhōu mòweekend
节目 (節目)jié mù(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event)

See also: Japanese symbol for “niceties”.

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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