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Chinese symbol for “acetate”

醋酸
cù suān
acetic acid (CH3COOH); acetate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for acetate is 醋酸 (cù suān), defined as: acetic acid (CH3COOH); acetate.

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

醋 cù
vinegar; jealousy, envy
radical 164 ⾣ · 15 strokes
酸 suān
tart, sour; spoiled; acid
radical 164 ⾣ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 醋酸.

WordPinyinMeaning
吃醋chī cùto feel jealous (esp. because of a rival in love or affection)
添油加醋tiān yóu jiā cù(lit.) to add oil and vinegar (idiom); (fig.) to embellish; to exaggerate (a story, a narration etc)
糖醋táng cùsweet and sour
加油添醋jiā yóu tiān cùto add interest (to a story); to sex up
醋意cù yìjealousy (in love rivalry)
氨基酸ān jī suānamino acid
酸性suān xìngacidity
硫酸liú suānsulfuric acid

See also: Japanese symbol for “acetate”.

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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