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Chinese symbol for “alkali”

碱
jiǎn
Traditional: 鹼
(chemistry) base; alkali; soda

The closest CC-CEDICT match for alkali is 碱 (jiǎn), defined as: (chemistry) base; alkali; soda.

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

碱 jiǎn
alkaline, alkali, lye, salt
radical 112 ⽯ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 碱.

WordPinyinMeaning
碱性 (鹼性)jiǎn xìng(chemistry) alkaline
胆碱 (膽鹼)dǎn jiǎncholine (amine related to vitamin B complex)
碱基 (鹼基)jiǎn jīchemical base; nucleobase
碱金属 (鹼金屬)jiǎn jīn shǔalkali metal
生物碱 (生物鹼)shēng wù jiǎnalkaloid
纯碱 (純鹼)chún jiǎnsodium carbonate; soda ash; Na2CO3

See also: Japanese symbol for “alkali”.

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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