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Chinese symbol for “slim”

苗条
miáo tiao
Traditional: 苗條
(of a woman) slim; slender; graceful

The closest CC-CEDICT match for slim is 苗条 (miáo tiao), defined as: (of a woman) slim; slender; graceful.

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

苗 miáo
sprouts; Miao nationality
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes
条 tiao
clause, condition; string, stripe
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “slim”

WordPinyinMeaning
瘦长 (瘦長)shòu chángslim
瘦削shòu xuēslim
纤纤 (纖纖)xiān xiānslim; slender
纤细 (纖細)xiān xìfine; slim
窈窕yǎo tiǎo(literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined; comely; (esp.) slender; slim; (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded

Related words

Other words that share a character with 苗条.

WordPinyinMeaning
疫苗yì miáovaccine
幼苗yòu miáoyoung sprout; bud
火苗huǒ miáoflame
苗头 (苗頭)miáo touearly signs of a new development; emerging trend
树苗 (樹苗)shù miáosapling; young tree
条件 (條件)tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification
条例 (條例)tiáo lìregulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
条约 (條約)tiáo yuētreaty; pact

See also: Japanese symbol for “slim”.

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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