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Chinese symbol for “boson”

玻色子
bō sè zǐ
boson (particle physics)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for boson is 玻色子 (bō sè zǐ), defined as: boson (particle physics).

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

玻 bō
glass
radical 96 ⽟ · 9 strokes
色 sè
color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
radical 139 ⾊ · 6 strokes
子 zǐ
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 玻色子.

WordPinyinMeaning
玻璃bō liglass; 张 (zhāng),块 (kuài)
玻璃纤维 (玻璃纖維)bō lí xiān wéifiberglass; glass fiber
挡风玻璃 (擋風玻璃)dǎng fēng bō liwindshield; wind screen
玻璃杯bō li bēidrinking glass
玻璃钢 (玻璃鋼)bō li gāngglass-reinforced plastic; fiberglass
窗玻璃chuāng bō líwindow pane
角色jué sèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
特色tè sèa characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality
孩子hái zichild

See also: Japanese symbol for “boson”.

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.