Chinese symbol for “line”
线路
xiàn lù
Traditional: 線路
(electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route
The closest CC-CEDICT match for line 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 “line”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 纹 (紋) | wén | line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc); to tattoo |
| 行 | háng | (bound form) row; line; (bound form) line of business; trade; profession |
| 线条 (線條) | xiàn tiáo | line (in drawing, calligraphy etc); the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc) |
| 长队 (長隊) | cháng duì | line (i.e. of people waiting); queue |
| 路 | lù | road (条 (tiáo)); journey |
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 “line”.
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.