Chinese symbol for “trivial”
琐细
suǒ xì
Traditional: 瑣細
trivial
The closest CC-CEDICT match for trivial is 琐细 (suǒ xì), defined as: trivial.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “trivial”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芝麻绿豆 (芝麻綠豆) | zhī ma lǜ dòu | trivial; minute (size) |
| 轻微 (輕微) | qīng wēi | slight; light |
| 琐碎 (瑣碎) | suǒ suì | trifling; trivial |
| 屑 | xiè | bits; fragments |
| 鸡毛 (雞毛) | jī máo | chicken feather; measure word: 根 (gēn) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 琐细.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 繁琐 (繁瑣) | fán suǒ | many and complicated; mired in minor details |
| 猥琐 (猥瑣) | wěi suǒ | wretched (esp. appearance); vulgar |
| 琐事 (瑣事) | suǒ shì | trifle |
| 琐碎 (瑣碎) | suǒ suì | trifling; trivial |
| 烦琐 (煩瑣) | fán suǒ | tedious; convoluted |
| 详细 (詳細) | xiáng xì | detailed; in detail |
| 细节 (細節) | xì jié | details; particulars |
| 细胞 (細胞) | xì bāo | cell (biology) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “trivial”.
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.