Chinese symbol for “skimpy”
清凉
qīng liáng
Traditional: 清涼
cool; refreshing; (of clothing) skimpy; revealing
The closest CC-CEDICT match for skimpy is 清凉 (qīng liáng), defined as: cool; refreshing; (of clothing) skimpy; revealing.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “skimpy”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 清凉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 清楚 | qīng chu | clear; distinct |
| 清理 | qīng lǐ | to clear up; to tidy up |
| 清晰 | qīng xī | clear; distinct |
| 高清 | gāo qīng | high definition (television etc); high fidelity (audio) |
| 清洁 (清潔) | qīng jié | clean; to clean |
| 清醒 | qīng xǐng | clear-headed; sober |
| 凉爽 (涼爽) | liáng shuǎng | cool and refreshing |
| 荒凉 (荒涼) | huāng liáng | desolate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “skimpy”.
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.