Chinese symbol for “slight”
轻微
qīng wēi
Traditional: 輕微
slight; light; trivial; to a small extent
The closest CC-CEDICT match for slight is 轻微 (qīng wēi), defined as: slight; light; trivial; to a small extent.
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 “slight”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 微微 | wēi wēi | slight; faint |
| 些微 | xiē wēi | slight; minor; small; slightly |
| 怠慢 | dài màn | to slight; to neglect |
| 薄 | bó | meager; slight |
| 慢待 | màn dài | to slight (treat badly) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 轻微.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 年轻 (年輕) | nián qīng | young |
| 年轻人 (年輕人) | nián qīng rén | young people; youngster |
| 轻松 (輕鬆) | qīng sōng | light; gentle |
| 轻易 (輕易) | qīng yì | easy; simple; rashly; offhandedly |
| 减轻 (減輕) | jiǎn qīng | to lighten; to ease |
| 轻轻 (輕輕) | qīng qīng | lightly; softly |
| 微博 | wēi bó | microblogging; microblog |
| 微笑 | wēi xiào | smile; 个 (gè),丝 (sī) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “slight”.
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.