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Chinese symbol for “offline”

线下
xiàn xià
Traditional: 線下
offline; below the line

The closest CC-CEDICT match for offline is 线下 (xiàn xià), defined as: offline; below the line.

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

线 xiàn
line, thread, wire; clue, trail
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
下 xià
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “offline”

WordPinyinMeaning
脱机 (脫機)tuō jīoffline
离线 (離線)lí xiàn(computing) offline

Related words

Other words that share a character with 线下.

WordPinyinMeaning
路线 (路線)lù xiànitinerary; route
在线 (在線)zài xiànonline; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; fun
线路 (線路)xiàn lù(electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route
线上 (線上)xiàn shàngonline
一线 (一線)yī xiànfront line; front-line position; a ray of; a glimmer of (hope, light etc)
前线 (前線)qián xiànfront line; military front
一下yī xià(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower; that amount or less

See also: Japanese symbol for “offline”.

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.