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Chinese symbol for “wiring”

接线
jiē xiàn
Traditional: 接線
wiring; to connect a wire

The closest CC-CEDICT match for wiring is 接线 (jiē xiàn), defined as: wiring; to connect a wire.

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

接 jiē
to connect, to join; to receive, to meet, to answer the phone
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes
线 xiàn
line, thread, wire; clue, trail
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “wiring”

WordPinyinMeaning
布线 (布線)bù xiànwiring

Related words

Other words that share a character with 接线.

WordPinyinMeaning
直接zhí jiēdirectly; direct
接受jiē shòuto accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
链接 (鏈接)liàn jiēto link; to catenate; link (on a web page); hyperlink
接触 (接觸)jiē chùto touch; to contact
接近jiē jìnto approach; to get close to
连接 (連接)lián jiēto link; to join; to connect
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

See also: Japanese symbol for “wiring”.

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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