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Chinese symbol for “cellulose”

纤维素
xiān wéi sù
Traditional: 纖維素
cellulose

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cellulose is 纤维素 (xiān wéi sù), defined as: cellulose.

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

纤 xiān
fine, delicate; tiny, minute
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes
维 wéi
to preserve, to maintain, to hold together
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes
素 sù
plain; white; vegetarian; formerly; normally
radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 纤维素.

WordPinyinMeaning
纤维 (纖維)xiān wéifiber; 种 (zhǒng)
光纤 (光纖)guāng xiānoptical fiber; fiber optics
化纤 (化纖)huà xiānman-made fiber (abbr. for 化学纤维 (huà xué xiān wéi))
纤细 (纖細)xiān xìfine; slim
玻璃纤维 (玻璃纖維)bō lí xiān wéifiberglass; glass fiber
维护 (維護)wéi hùto defend; to safeguard
维持 (維持)wéi chíto keep; to maintain; to preserve
思维 (思維)sī wéi(line of) thought; thinking
因素yīn sùelement; factor

See also: Japanese symbol for “cellulose”.

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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