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Chinese symbol for “loom”

织机
zhī jī
Traditional: 織機
loom

The closest CC-CEDICT match for loom is 织机 (zhī jī), defined as: loom.

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

织 zhī
to knit, to weave; to organize, to unite
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
机 jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “loom”

WordPinyinMeaning
织布机 (織布機)zhī bù jīloom
机杼 (機杼)jī zhùa loom

Related words

Other words that share a character with 织机.

WordPinyinMeaning
组织 (組織)zǔ zhīto organize; organization
纺织 (紡織)fǎng zhīspinning and weaving
纺织品 (紡織品)fǎng zhī pǐntextile; fabrics
编织 (編織)biān zhīto weave; to knit; to plait; to braid; (fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc)
交织 (交織)jiāo zhīto interweave
恐怖组织 (恐怖組織)kǒng bù zǔ zhīterrorist organization
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure
机会 (機會)jī huìopportunity; chance

See also: Japanese symbol for “loom”.

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.