The lanyard holes had to be enlarged slightly ,( I used a Dremel ) but the International Outdoor clip fits perfectly onto the XIAOZHI .
The fairly sturdy clip came with an Allen wrench and an extra nut.
It does not interfere with switch function or tailstanding ability .
It allows deep carry .
Size comparison with a Balder SE-1 .
I am very happy with the way this clip works on this light . The XIAOZHI is now my EDC .
Very cool Jack, thanks for posting this. Think Ima get me one of these.
Cool, I got one of those clips laying around! Haven't a chance to try it, but that looks great - will try it out.
I always thought it would kinda stupid, but now that I’ve seen it, it actually doesn’t look that bad on the XIAOZHI.
I have a XIAOZHI somewhere between here and China. Has anybody tried to use the Solarforce L2 clip? It fits my HD2011 which looks to be the same size host. Regardless, thanks for sharing!
The threads on the tail end of the body are anodized and the tailcap must be screwed down all the way for the switch to function .
The Solarforce clip will not allow the tailcap to complete the ground circuit without a mod to insure continuity .
Granny Google says that XIAOZHI is pronounced
' shout zuh '
and means ' little one '
Will any native Chinese person verify this ?
Thanks for the post jacktheclipper.
That clip looks great on the XIAOZHI, only thing keeping me from getting one was the lack of a clip. I will have to pick one up with that clip. Thanks for the tip.
I’m half-asian, half-caucasian and I’d say that’s about right, though I’m not sure where they came with that name.
Chinese words turned into english letters are hard to understand, so this may not be the way to pronounce it, but there’s a good chance it’s right.
That rides about like my Fenix pocket clip on my EDC 18650/Convoy S3
Since the clip isn’t a tight fit on the light, I added an O-ring to keep it from coming off the light when inserted into the pocket.
Before I added the O-ring it could be set to ride higher(deeper into the pocket), but without something to stop it from sliding backwards it’ll probably fall off when inserted into the pocket.
I wanted to try a Quark Deep Carry clip but since the lights that are compatible with the clip are CR123 type lights the clip itself probably won’t fit over any 18650 light without risk of snapping the clip trying to put it on.
Thanks for sharing !
Awesome, thanks. Good to know 
How is the clip pressure? Is it hard enough? Which probably means it’s a bit tricky to install if it is since it has to be pressed down and screwed in tight.
The clip doesn't have to be pressed down if you remove the tailcap first . However , this is a fairly difficult installation . Small parts and tight spaces .
Yes, true that. I also had in mind that if you screw the tailcap on and off it will rub the body and make a ring on it as it will rub the paint off. Sure it’s anodized but it’s also textured and that clip is stainless steel. How well does it resist scratching from the clip?
I am not a native Chinese from China but I am exposed to enough of it where I come from to know how “XIAOZHI” should be pronounced. “XIAOZHI” is made up of two characters “Xiao”, meaning small or petite, and “Zhi”, serving somewhat like a collective noun for objects with a long, stick-like form. For example, “pair” can be used with the object “shoe”, or “bouquet” for the object “flowers”. So in Chinese, “One Flashlight” would have the structure “Yi Zhi Shou Dian” where “Yi”=Numeral One, “Zhi”=collective noun, “Shou Dian”=Slang for Flashlight.
Now for the pronounciation, I will assume it is based in Mandarin (Guan) Chinese. This is because for most of China, the “common” official form of Chinese is Mandarin, known to natives as “Pu Tong Hua”. There are many other “flavours” of Chinese called Dialects like Cantonese (Yue) (used in largely in Guang Dong or Canton and Hong Kong), Hokkien (Min) (used in Fu Jian, similar forms in Taiwan as well), etc, etc…
So “Xiao” is pronounced like “Shall” in English without the L tone, almost replacing L with O. Well, “Shall” is the closest sounding English word I could think of to get an English speaker to pronounce it because “Xiao” actually requires you to intone one way and “morph” the intonation another way but keeping the pronunciation in one single syllable, like “See-Ow”. There are four standard sound “pitches” used in Mandarin in the “Han Yu Pin Yin” system, it is difficult to describe the pitch in words for someone who hasn’t heard them before. “Xiao” is pronounced in the third pitch and so sometimes the numeral 3 is postfixed for ease of reading, “Xiao3”.
“Zhi” is pronounced like “Urge” in English without the “Urr” tone but emphasizing the “ge” part of the tone with a heavier stress of “J” and clearly extending the sound at the end of “Urge”, like when you say “Germ” very slowly and stopping short of pronouncing the “erm” portion of “Germ”. “Zhi” is pronounced in the first pitch of the four standard pitches in the “Han4 Yu3 Pin4 Yin1” system, “Zhi1”.
Voila, “Xiao3 Zhi1” as pronounced in Mandarin Chinese.
—-Alfred.
Thanks for the information , Alfred . With out hearing someone say it and practicing for a while , I don't think I will ever pronounce 'XIAOZHI' the way it is supposed to be said .
Doesn't matter .
Any way you say it , it's a nice light .
Jack, nice tip. I think the clip enhances the light’s appearance a lot in addition to utility.
Alfred, that was a cool explanation. I tried pronouncing it a few times the way you explained it, but I don’t know how correct it sounds, lol. Thanks!
I thionk teh clip is a copy of a magismo clip which nitecore stole as well as the piston idea from Mac ..i'm probably lying but ..shut up it's my story and i'm sticking to it ..same clip is now showing up all over sunwayman /eagletac ,kuku.am makinit upAs I go
I have one one the way and shall call it Zowzy