Chinese symbol for “needlework”
针线活
zhēn xiàn huó
Traditional: 針線活
needlework; sewing
The closest CC-CEDICT match for needlework is 针线活 (zhēn xiàn huó), defined as: needlework; sewing.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “needlework”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 针线活儿 (針線活兒) | zhēn xiàn huó r | needlework; working for a living as a needleworker |
| 缝缝连连 (縫縫連連) | féng féng lián lián | needlework; sewing and mending |
| 针线活计 (針線活計) | zhēn xiàn huó jì | needlework; sewing |
| 针线 (針線) | zhēn xiàn | needle and thread; needlework |
| 活计 (活計) | huó jì | handicraft; needlework |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 针线活.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 针对 (針對) | zhēn duì | to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to |
| 方针 (方針) | fāng zhēn | policy; guidelines |
| 针对性 (針對性) | zhēn duì xìng | focus; direction |
| 指针 (指針) | zhǐ zhēn | pointer on a gauge; clock hand |
| 打针 (打針) | dǎ zhēn | to give or get an injection |
| 针灸 (針灸) | zhēn jiǔ | acupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion |
| 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 |
| 活动 (活動) | huó dòng | to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “needlework”.
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.