Chinese symbol for “germanium”

The closest CC-CEDICT match for germanium is 锗 (zhě), defined as: germanium (chemistry).

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

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Traditional forms

• 鍺 zhě

Other Chinese words for “germanium”

See also: Japanese symbol for “germanium”.

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.