Chinese symbol for “handicraft”
手工业
shǒu gōng yè
Traditional: 手工業
handicraft
The closest CC-CEDICT match for handicraft is 手工业 (shǒu gōng yè), defined as: handicraft.
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 “handicraft”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手工艺 (手工藝) | shǒu gōng yì | handicraft; arts and crafts |
| 活计 (活計) | huó jì | handicraft; needlework |
| 手艺 (手藝) | shǒu yì | craftmanship; workmanship |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 手工业.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手机 (手機) | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái) |
| 手段 | shǒu duàn | method; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability |
| 选手 (選手) | xuǎn shǒu | athlete; contestant |
| 手术 (手術) | shǒu shù | (surgical) operation; surgery |
| 对手 (對手) | duì shǒu | opponent; rival |
| 歌手 | gē shǒu | singer |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 工业 (工業) | gōng yè | industry |
| 企业 (企業) | qǐ yè | company; firm; enterprise; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “handicraft”.
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.