Chinese symbol for “spin”
绩
jì
Traditional: 績
to spin (hemp etc); merit; accomplishment; Taiwan pr. [ji1]
The closest CC-CEDICT match for spin is 绩 (jì), defined as: to spin (hemp etc); merit; accomplishment; Taiwan pr. [ji1].
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “spin”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 纺 (紡) | fǎng | to spin (cotton or hemp etc); fine woven silk fabric |
| 打转 (打轉) | dǎ zhuàn | to spin; to rotate |
| 纺纱 (紡紗) | fǎng shā | to spin (cotton, wool etc); spinning |
| 翻卷 | fān juǎn | to spin; to whirl around |
| 旋转 (旋轉) | xuán zhuǎn | to rotate; to revolve |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 绩.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成绩 (成績) | chéng jì | achievement; performance records |
| 业绩 (業績) | yè jì | achievement; accomplishment; (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc); results |
| 政绩 (政績) | zhèng jì | (political) achievements; track record |
| 功绩 (功績) | gōng jì | feat; contribution |
| 绩效 (績效) | jì xiào | performance; results |
| 战绩 (戰績) | zhàn jì | military achievements; (fig.) record of performance in a competitive field (esp. win-loss record in sports) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “spin”.
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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