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Chinese symbol for “chlorophyll”

叶绿素
yè lǜ sù
Traditional: 葉綠素
chlorophyll

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chlorophyll is 叶绿素 (yè lǜ sù), defined as: chlorophyll.

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

叶 yè
leaf, page; surname
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
绿 lǜ
green; chlorine
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 叶绿素.

WordPinyinMeaning
茶叶 (茶葉)chá yètea; tea leaves
叶子 (葉子)yè zileaf (CL:片 (piàn)); (slang) marijuana
中叶 (中葉)zhōng yèmid- (e.g. mid-century); middle period
叶片 (葉片)yè piànblade (of propellor); vane
树叶 (樹葉)shù yètree leaves
落叶 (落葉)luò yèdead leaves; to lose leaves (of plants)
绿色 (綠色)lǜ sègreen
绿化 (綠化)lǜ huàto make green with plants; to reforest
因素yīn sùelement; factor

See also: Japanese symbol for “chlorophyll”.

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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