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Chinese symbol for “catalyst”

催化剂
cuī huà jì
Traditional: 催化劑
catalyst

The closest CC-CEDICT match for catalyst is 催化剂 (cuī huà jì), defined as: catalyst.

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

催 cuī
to press, to urge
radical 9 ⼈ · 13 strokes
化 huà
to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
radical 21 ⼔ · 4 strokes
剂 jì
dose; medicine; measure word for medicines
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “catalyst”

WordPinyinMeaning
引线 (引線)yǐn xiànfuse (for an explosive device); electrical lead
触媒 (觸媒)chù méi(Tw) catalyst

Related words

Other words that share a character with 催化剂.

WordPinyinMeaning
催眠cuī miánto lull to sleep; to hypnotize
催化cuī huàto catalyze (a reaction); catalysis
催生cuī shēngto pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby; (obstetrics) to induce labor
催促cuī cùto urge
催泪弹 (催淚彈)cuī lèi dàntear bomb; tear-gas grenade
文化wén huàculture; civilization
变化 (變化)biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
现代化 (現代化)xiàn dài huàmodernization; 个 (gè)
剂量 (劑量)jì liàngdosage; prescribed dose of medicine

See also: Japanese symbol for “catalyst”.

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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