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Chinese symbol for “anode”

阳极
yáng jí
Traditional: 陽極
anode; positive electrode; positive pole

The closest CC-CEDICT match for anode is 阳极 (yáng jí), defined as: anode; positive electrode; positive pole.

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

阳 yáng
the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
radical 170 ⾩ · 6 strokes
极 jí
extreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “anode”

WordPinyinMeaning
正极 (正極)zhèng jípositive electrode; positive pole; anode
阳电极 (陽電極)yáng diàn jíanode; positive electrode (i.e. attracting electrons)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 阳极.

WordPinyinMeaning
太阳 (太陽)tài yangsun; sunlight; sunshine
阳光 (陽光)yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic
太阳能 (太陽能)tài yáng néngsolar energy
阳台 (陽台)yáng táivariant of 阳台 (yáng tái)
朝阳 (朝陽)cháo yángto be exposed to the sun; in a position facing the sun
积极 (積極)jī jíactive; energetic
极端 (極端)jí duānextreme
极为 (極為)jí wéiextremely; exceedingly

See also: Japanese symbol for “anode”.

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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