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Chinese symbol for “ether”

以太
yǐ tài
(loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ether is 以太 (yǐ tài), defined as: (loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves).

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

以 yǐ
according to; so as to; because of; then
radical 9 ⼈ · 5 strokes
太 tài
very, too much; big; extreme
radical 37 ⼤ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “ether”

WordPinyinMeaning
醚míether
乙醚yǐ míether; diethyl ether C2H5OC2H5

Related words

Other words that share a character with 以太.

WordPinyinMeaning
可以kě yǐcan; may
以及yǐ jíand; as well as
所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result
以后 (以後)yǐ hòuafter; later
以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower; that amount or less
以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned
太阳 (太陽)tài yangsun; sunlight; sunshine
太空tài kōngouter space

See also: Japanese symbol for “ether”.

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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