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Chinese symbol for “prune”

修剪
xiū jiǎn
to prune; to trim

The closest CC-CEDICT match for prune is 修剪 (xiū jiǎn), defined as: to prune; to trim.

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

修 xiū
to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate
radical 9 ⼈ · 10 strokes
剪 jiǎn
scissors; to cut, to divide, to separate
radical 18 ⼑ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “prune”

WordPinyinMeaning
剪枝jiǎn zhīto prune (branches etc)
修理xiū lǐto repair; to fix
打杈dǎ chàto prune (branches)
紫红色 (紫紅色)zǐ hóng sèred-purple; mauve
疏剪shū jiǎnto prune

Related words

Other words that share a character with 修剪.

WordPinyinMeaning
修改xiū gǎito amend; to alter
维修 (維修)wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
修正xiū zhèngto revise; to amend; to rectify
修复 (修復)xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
修订 (修訂)xiū dìngto revise
修建xiū jiànto build; to construct
剪辑 (剪輯)jiǎn jíto edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc); edited version
剪刀jiǎn dāoscissors; measure word: 把 (bǎ)

See also: Japanese symbol for “prune”.

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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