Chinese symbol for “gallon”
加仑
jiā lún
Traditional: 加侖
(loanword) gallon
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gallon is 加仑 (jiā lún), defined as: (loanword) gallon.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “gallon”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呏 | shēng | gallon; quart |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 加仑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参加 (參加) | cān jiā | to participate; to take part; to join |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise; to increase |
| 加入 | jiā rù | to become a member; to join |
| 加强 (加強) | jiā qiáng | to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance |
| 更加 | gèng jiā | more (than sth else); even more |
| 加上 | jiā shàng | to add; plus; in addition; moreover |
| 库仑 (庫侖) | kù lún | coulomb (unit of electric charge) |
| 黑加仑 (黑加侖) | hēi jiā lún | blackcurrant |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gallon”.
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.