What does handicraft mean in English?

Handicraft refers to articles with high technical level and artistic value made by hand or machine. English translation is Crafts, which comes from the old English word "craeft", meaning craft or skill. Crafts, including textiles, ceramics, sculpture, carpentry, metal crafts and other fields, are the crystallization of human creativity and wisdom.

There are many kinds of handicrafts, including traditional handicrafts and modern mechanism handicrafts. Traditional handicrafts refer to handicrafts made by hand in the past, such as paper-cutting and embroidery in China, hand-painted silk scarves in India and Japanese paper. Handicrafts made by modern machines are handicrafts made of modern technology, equipment and materials, which have high precision and completion, such as electronic products and automobiles in the United States and precision instruments and equipment in Germany.

The value of handicrafts is mainly reflected in two aspects: first, artistic value, that is, handicrafts show the author's artistic attainments and talents through unique forms, shapes and colors; Second, cultural value, that is, handicraft bears the relevant cultural background, historical background, social background and humanistic background, and is the carrier of cultural inheritance. Therefore, handicrafts are of great value and significance in collection, display, inheritance and research.