Chinese symbol for “housework”
家务
jiā wù
Traditional: 家務
household duties; housework
The closest CC-CEDICT match for housework is 家务 (jiā wù), defined as: household duties; housework.
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 “housework”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 家务.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国家 (國家) | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng | family; household; 户 (hù) |
| 专家 (專家) | zhuān jiā | expert; specialist |
| 作家 | zuò jiā | author; 个 (gè),位 (wèi) |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 服务 (服務) | fú wù | to serve; service |
| 任务 (任務) | rèn wu | mission; assignment; task; duty; role; 项 (xiàng) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “housework”.
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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