Chinese symbol for “slender”
细长
xì cháng
Traditional: 細長
slender
The closest CC-CEDICT match for slender is 细长 (xì cháng), defined as: slender.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “slender”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 修长 (修長) | xiū cháng | slender; lanky |
| 纤瘦 (纖瘦) | xiān shòu | slender; slim as a thread |
| 苗条 (苗條) | miáo tiao | (of a woman) slim; slender |
| 高挑 | gāo tiǎo | raised high; (of a person) slender; tall and thin (Taiwan pr. [gao1tiao1]) |
| 细挑 (細挑) | xì tiāo | slender |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 细长.
| 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 |
| 增长 (增長) | zēng zhǎng | to grow; to increase |
| 长期 (長期) | cháng qī | long-term; for a protracted period |
See also: Japanese symbol for “slender”.
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.