Chinese symbol for “skill”
技巧
jì qiǎo
skill; technique
The closest CC-CEDICT match for skill is 技巧 (jì qiǎo), defined as: skill; technique.
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
Other Chinese words for “skill”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 功夫 | gōng fu | skill; art |
| 艺 (藝) | yì | skill; art |
| 技术 (技術) | jì shù | technology; technique; skill; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng),项 (xiàng) |
| 一手 | yī shǒu | a skill; mastery of a trade |
| 技 | jì | skill |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 技巧.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 技术 (技術) | jì shù | technology; technique; skill; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng),项 (xiàng) |
| 科技 | kē jì | science and technology |
| 技能 | jì néng | technical ability; skill |
| 科学技术 (科學技術) | kē xué jì shù | science and technology |
| 竞技 (競技) | jìng jì | competition of skill (e.g. sports); athletics tournament |
| 巧克力 | qiǎo kè lì | (loanword) chocolate; 块 (kuài) |
| 巧合 | qiǎo hé | coincidence; coincidental |
| 巧妙 | qiǎo miào | ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice |
See also: Japanese symbol for “skill”.
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.