Chinese symbol for “conservation”
守恒
shǒu héng
Traditional: 守恆
conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics); to remain constant (of a number)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for conservation is 守恒 (shǒu héng), defined as: conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics); to remain constant (of a number).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “conservation”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保育 | bǎo yù | to look after (children); childcare; to protect (wildlife, cultural heritage etc); conservation |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 守恒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遵守 | zūn shǒu | to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) |
| 保守 | bǎo shǒu | conservative; to guard |
| 守护 (守護) | shǒu hù | to guard; to protect |
| 防守 | fáng shǒu | to defend; to protect (against) |
| 坚守 (堅守) | jiān shǒu | to hold fast to; to stick to |
| 守卫 (守衛) | shǒu wèi | to guard; to defend |
| 永恒 (永恆) | yǒng héng | eternal; everlasting |
| 恒星 (恆星) | héng xīng | (fixed) star |
See also: Japanese symbol for “conservation”.
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.