Chinese symbol for “craftsmanship”
匠心
jiàng xīn
ingenuity; craftsmanship
The closest CC-CEDICT match for craftsmanship is 匠心 (jiàng xīn), defined as: ingenuity; craftsmanship.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 匠心.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 工匠 | gōng jiàng | craftsman; artisan |
| 木匠 | mù jiàng | carpenter |
| 铁匠 (鐵匠) | tiě jiang | blacksmith; ironworker |
| 鞋匠 | xié jiang | shoemaker; cobbler |
| 巨匠 | jù jiàng | great master (of literature, music etc) |
| 石匠 | shí jiàng | stonemason |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center; heart; core |
| 担心 (擔心) | dān xīn | anxious; worried |
See also: Japanese symbol for “craftsmanship”.
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.