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Chinese symbol for “petite”

娇小
jiāo xiǎo
Traditional: 嬌小
petite; delicate; dainty

The closest CC-CEDICT match for petite is 娇小 (jiāo xiǎo), defined as: petite; delicate; dainty.

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

娇 jiāo
seductive, lovable, tender; pampered; frail
radical 38 ⼥ · 9 strokes
小 xiǎo
small, tiny, insignificant
radical 42 ⼩ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “petite”

WordPinyinMeaning
瘦小shòu xiǎoslightly-built; petite

Related words

Other words that share a character with 娇小.

WordPinyinMeaning
撒娇 (撒嬌)sā jiāoto act like a spoiled child; to act coquettishly
娇妻 (嬌妻)jiāo qīlovely wife
娇嫩 (嬌嫩)jiāo nentender and lovely; fragile
娇艳 (嬌豔)jiāo yàntender and beautiful
傲娇 (傲嬌)ào jiāo(coll.) presenting as unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside (loanword from Japanese "tsundere")
小时 (小時)xiǎo shíhour
小说 (小說)xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction
小学 (小學)xiǎo xuéelementary school; primary school

See also: Japanese symbol for “petite”.

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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