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Chinese symbol for “ethanol”

酒精
jiǔ jīng
(coll.) ethanol; ethyl alcohol

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ethanol is 酒精 (jiǔ jīng), defined as: (coll.) ethanol; ethyl alcohol.

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

酒 jiǔ
wine, spirits, liquor, alcohol
radical 164 ⾣ · 10 strokes
精 jīng
essence, germ, spirit
radical 119 ⽶ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “ethanol”

WordPinyinMeaning
乙醇yǐ chúnethanol; ethyl alcohol

Related words

Other words that share a character with 酒精.

WordPinyinMeaning
酒店jiǔ diànwine shop; pub (public house)
酒吧jiǔ bābar (place to buy drinks); measure word: 家 (jiā)
喝酒hē jiǔto drink (alcohol)
啤酒pí jiǔbeer (loanword); measure word: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng)
葡萄酒pú tao jiǔ(grape) wine
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; marvelous
精力jīng lìenergy (physical or mental)

See also: Japanese symbol for “ethanol”.

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.