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Chinese symbol for “cation”

阳离子
yáng lí zǐ
Traditional: 陽離子
positive ion; cation (physics)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cation is 阳离子 (yáng lí zǐ), defined as: positive ion; cation (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

阳 yáng
the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
radical 170 ⾩ · 6 strokes
离 lí
rare beast; strange; elegant
radical 114 ⽱ · 11 strokes
子 zǐ
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “cation”

WordPinyinMeaning
正离子 (正離子)zhèng lí zǐpositive ion; cation (physics)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 阳离子.

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
离开 (離開)lí kāito depart; to leave
距离 (距離)jù lídistance; separation (in space or time); to be ... away from; to be ... from
脱离 (脫離)tuō líto separate oneself from; to break away from
孩子hái zichild

See also: Japanese symbol for “cation”.

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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