Chinese symbol for “squint”
斜视
xié shì
Traditional: 斜視
a squint; sideways glance; to look askance
The closest CC-CEDICT match for squint is 斜视 (xié shì), defined as: a squint; sideways glance; to look askance.
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 “squint”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眯缝 (眯縫) | mī feng | to squint |
| 对眼 (對眼) | duì yǎn | to squint; to one's liking |
| 眯 (瞇) | mī | to narrow one's eyes; to squint |
| 乜斜 | miē xie | to squint |
| 斜愣眼 | xié leng yǎn | to squint |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 斜视.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倾斜 (傾斜) | qīng xié | to incline; to lean |
| 斜坡 | xié pō | slope; incline |
| 斜面 | xié miàn | inclined plane |
| 斜眼 | xié yǎn | to look askance; cross or wall-eyed |
| 斜线 (斜線) | xié xiàn | oblique line; slash (symbol) |
| 斜率 | xié lǜ | slope |
| 视频 (視頻) | shì pín | video |
| 电视 (電視) | diàn shì | television; TV; 台 (tái),部 (bù) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “squint”.
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.