---
title: "Xiwei Meaning: 细微 (slight) or 席位 (seat)?"
description: "细微 (traditional 細微, xìwēi) means “slight; subtle; tiny”. Not the xiwei you heard? See 席位. Hear its tones, see what 细 and 微 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiwei"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 细微 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

细微 xìwēi

## slight; subtle; tiny

## Its characters

1. 细 xì tiny
2. 微 wēi tiny

## In a sentence

这两张照片有细微的差别。 There is a subtle difference between these two photos.

[More about 细微](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BB%86%E5%BE%AE)

## Other words said xiwei

- [席位xíwèiseat (in a legislature, conference etc)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B8%AD%E4%BD%8D)

## More words with 细 or 微

- [略微 lüèwēi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/luewei)
- [轻微 qīngwēi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qingwei)
- [稍微 shāowēi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shaowei)
- [微弱 wēiruò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/weiruo)
- [微生物 wēishēngwù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/weishengwu)
- [微微 wēiwēi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/weiwei)
- [微笑 wēixiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/weixiao)
- [详细 xiángxì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangxi)
- [细胞 xìbāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xibao)
- [细节 xìjié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xijie)

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