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Chinese symbol for “heterogeneous”

异质
yì zhì
Traditional: 異質
heterogeneous

The closest CC-CEDICT match for heterogeneous is 异质 (yì zhì), defined as: heterogeneous.

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

异 yì
different, strange, unusual; foreign; surprising
radical 55 ⼶ · 6 strokes
质 zhì
essence, nature; material, substance
radical 154 ⾙ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “heterogeneous”

WordPinyinMeaning
驳杂 (駁雜)bó záheterogeneous
驳 (駁)bóvariegated; heterogeneous

Related words

Other words that share a character with 异质.

WordPinyinMeaning
差异 (差異)chā yìdifference; discrepancy
异常 (異常)yì chángunusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally
异议 (異議)yì yìobjection; dissent
怪异 (怪異)guài yìmonstrous; strange
诡异 (詭異)guǐ yìstrange; weird
优异 (優異)yōu yìexceptional; outstandingly good
质量 (質量)zhì liàng(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence)
物质 (物質)wù zhìmatter; substance

See also: Japanese symbol for “heterogeneous”.

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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