Chinese symbol for “gallium”
镓
jiā
Traditional: 鎵
gallium (chemistry)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gallium is 镓 (jiā), defined as: gallium (chemistry).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 镓.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 砷化镓 (砷化鎵) | shēn huà jiā | gallium arsenide (GaAs) |
| 氮化镓 (氮化鎵) | dàn huà jiā | gallium nitride (GaN) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gallium”.
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.