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Chinese symbol for “peer”

细看
xì kàn
Traditional: 細看
to peer; to scan; to examine carefully

The closest CC-CEDICT match for peer is 细看 (xì kàn), defined as: to peer; to scan; to examine carefully.

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
看 kàn
to look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize
radical 109 ⽬ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “peer”

WordPinyinMeaning
同龄人 (同齡人)tóng líng rénpeer; one's contemporary
同侪 (同儕)tóng cháipeer; member of the same class, generation or social group
窥探 (窺探)kuī tànto pry into or spy on; to snoop
同辈 (同輩)tóng bèiof the same generation; person of the same generation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 细看.

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
看到kàn dàoto see
看看kàn kanto take a look at; to examine

See also: Japanese symbol for “peer”.

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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