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Chinese symbol for “necklace”

项链
xiàng liàn
Traditional: 項鏈
necklace; 条 (tiáo)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for necklace is 项链 (xiàng liàn), defined as: necklace; 条 (tiáo).

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

项 xiàng
neck, nape; item; a term in an equation
radical 181 ⾴ · 9 strokes
链 liàn
chain, wire; chains, shackles
radical 167 ⾦ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “necklace”

WordPinyinMeaning
项圈 (項圈)xiàng quānnecklace
璎 (瓔)yīngnecklace
琲bèinecklace
颈链 (頸鏈)jǐng liànnecklace

Related words

Other words that share a character with 项链.

WordPinyinMeaning
项目 (項目)xiàng mùitem; project; (sports) event
事项 (事項)shì xiàngmatter; item
专项 (專項)zhuān xiàngspecial; dedicated
选项 (選項)xuǎn xiàngoption; alternative; choice; to choose a project
奖项 (獎項)jiǎng xiàngaward; prize; 项 (xiàng)
款项 (款項)kuǎn xiàngfunds; a sum of money (for a particular purpose) (笔 (bǐ)); item of a clause (in a legal document)
链接 (鏈接)liàn jiēto link; to catenate; link (on a web page); hyperlink
链条 (鏈條)liàn tiáochain; measure word: 根 (gēn), 条 (tiáo)

See also: Japanese symbol for “necklace”.

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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