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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “peer”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同龄人 (同齡人) | tóng líng rén | peer; one's contemporary |
| 同侪 (同儕) | tóng chái | peer; member of the same class, generation or social group |
| 窥探 (窺探) | kuī tàn | to pry into or spy on; to snoop |
| 同辈 (同輩) | tóng bèi | of the same generation; person of the same generation |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 细看.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 详细 (詳細) | xiáng xì | detailed; in detail |
| 细节 (細節) | xì jié | details; particulars |
| 细胞 (細胞) | xì bāo | cell (biology) |
| 仔细 (仔細) | zǐ xì | careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out |
| 细菌 (細菌) | xì jūn | bacterium; germ |
| 细致 (細緻) | xì zhì | delicate; fine |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 看看 | kàn kan | to 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.