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Chinese symbol for “electromagnetism”

电磁
diàn cí
Traditional: 電磁
electromagnetism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for electromagnetism is 电磁 (diàn cí), defined as: electromagnetism.

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

电 diàn
electricity; electric; lightning
radical 102 ⽥ · 5 strokes
磁 cí
magnetic; porcelain
radical 112 ⽯ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “electromagnetism”

WordPinyinMeaning
电磁学 (電磁學)diàn cí xuéelectromagnetism
电磁理论 (電磁理論)diàn cí lǐ lùnelectromagnetism; electromagnetic theory

Related words

Other words that share a character with 电磁.

WordPinyinMeaning
电影 (電影)diàn yǐngmovie; film; measure word: 部 (bù)
电话 (電話)diàn huàtelephone; measure word: 部 (bù)
电视 (電視)diàn shìtelevision; TV; 台 (tái),部 (bù)
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)
电脑 (電腦)diàn nǎocomputer; 台 (tái)
电视台 (電視台)diàn shì táitelevision station
磁场 (磁場)cí chǎngmagnetic field
磁带 (磁帶)cí dàimagnetic tape; 盘 (pán),盒 (hé)

See also: Japanese symbol for “electromagnetism”.

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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