Chinese symbol for “circuit”
线路
xiàn lù
Traditional: 線路
(electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route
The closest CC-CEDICT match for circuit is 线路 (xiàn lù), defined as: (electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route.
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 “circuit”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回路 | huí lù | to return; circuit (e.g. electric) |
| 道 | dào | road; path (条 (tiáo),股 (gǔ)); (bound form) way; reason; principle |
| 环形路 (環形路) | huán xíng lù | circular road; circuit |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 线路.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 路线 (路線) | lù xiàn | itinerary; route |
| 在线 (在線) | zài xiàn | online; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; fun |
| 线上 (線上) | xiàn shàng | online |
| 一线 (一線) | yī xiàn | front line; front-line position; a ray of; a glimmer of (hope, light etc) |
| 前线 (前線) | qián xiàn | front line; military front |
| 铁路 (鐵路) | tiě lù | railroad; railway |
| 道路 | dào lù | road; path |
| 公路 | gōng lù | highway; road |
See also: Japanese symbol for “circuit”.
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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