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Chinese symbol for “alkyl”

烷基
wán jī
alkyl

The closest CC-CEDICT match for alkyl is 烷基 (wán jī), defined as: alkyl.

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

烷 wán
alkane
radical 86 ⽕ · 11 strokes
基 jī
foundation, base
radical 32 ⼟ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 烷基.

WordPinyinMeaning
甲烷jiǎ wánmethane CH4
丙烷bǐng wánpropane
烷烃 (烷烴)wán tīngalkane
丁烷dīng wánbutane
乙烷yǐ wánethane (C2H6)
基础 (基礎)jī chǔbase; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental
基本jī běnbasic; fundamental
基地jī dìbase (of operations, industrial, military, research etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “alkyl”.

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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