Chinese symbol for “alum”
矾
fán
Traditional: 礬
alum
The closest CC-CEDICT match for alum is 矾 (fán), defined as: alum.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “alum”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 矾.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明矾 (明礬) | míng fán | alum |
| 铝矾土 (鋁礬土) | lǚ fán tǔ | bauxite; aluminum ore |
| 白矾 (白礬) | bái fán | alum |
| 绿矾 (綠礬) | lǜ fán | green vitriol (ferrous sulfate FeSO4:7H2O) |
| 皂矾 (皂礬) | zào fán | green vitriol (ferrous sulfate FeSO4:7H2O) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “alum”.
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.