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Chinese symbol for “speck”

微粒
wēi lì
speck; particle

The closest CC-CEDICT match for speck is 微粒 (wēi lì), defined as: speck; particle.

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

微 wēi
small, tiny, trifling; micro-
radical 60 ⼻ · 13 strokes
粒 lì
grain, granule; bullet, pellet
radical 119 ⽶ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “speck”

WordPinyinMeaning
点 (點)diǎnto touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
点子 (點子)diǎn zispot; point
点点 (點點)diǎn diǎnpoint; speck
圭guījade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremonies; sundial

Related words

Other words that share a character with 微粒.

WordPinyinMeaning
微博wēi bómicroblogging; microblog
微笑wēi xiàosmile; 个 (gè),丝 (sī)
稍微shāo wēia little bit
轻微 (輕微)qīng wēislight; light
微生物wēi shēng wùmicroorganism
微型wēi xíngminiature; micro-; tiny
粒子lì zǐ(elementary) particle; grain
颗粒 (顆粒)kē lìkernel; granule

See also: Japanese symbol for “speck”.

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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