Chinese symbol for “technology”
技术
jì shù
Traditional: 技術
technology; technique; skill; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng),项 (xiàng)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for technology is 技术 (jì shù), defined as: technology; technique; skill; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng),项 (xiàng).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 技术.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 科技 | kē jì | science and technology |
| 技能 | jì néng | technical ability; skill |
| 技巧 | jì qiǎo | skill; technique |
| 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 |
| 艺术 (藝術) | yì shù | art |
| 学术 (學術) | xué shù | learning; science |
| 手术 (手術) | shǒu shù | (surgical) operation; surgery |
See also: Japanese symbol for “technology”.
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.