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Chinese symbol for “tender”

细嫩
xì nèn
Traditional: 細嫩
tender

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tender is 细嫩 (xì nèn), defined as: tender.

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

细 xì
fine, detailed; slender, thin
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
嫩 nèn
soft, delicate; young, tender
radical 38 ⼥ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tender”

WordPinyinMeaning
温柔 (溫柔)wēn róugentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman)
温存 (溫存)wēn cúntender; affectionate
柔嫩róu nèntender; delicate (texture)
嫩nènyoung and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked
娇 (嬌)jiāolovable; pampered

Related words

Other words that share a character with 细嫩.

WordPinyinMeaning
详细 (詳細)xiáng xìdetailed; in detail
细节 (細節)xì jiédetails; particulars
细胞 (細胞)xì bāocell (biology)
仔细 (仔細)zǐ xìcareful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out
细菌 (細菌)xì jūnbacterium; germ
细致 (細緻)xì zhìdelicate; fine
娇嫩 (嬌嫩)jiāo nentender and lovely; fragile
白嫩bái nèn(of skin etc) fair; delicate

See also: Japanese symbol for “tender”.

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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