Chinese symbol for “hydrogen”
氢
qīng
Traditional: 氫
hydrogen (chemistry)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hydrogen is 氢 (qīng), defined as: hydrogen (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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “hydrogen”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 氢.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 氢弹 (氫彈) | qīng dàn | H-bomb; hydrogen bomb |
| 氢气 (氫氣) | qīng qì | hydrogen (gas) |
| 硫化氢 (硫化氫) | liú huà qīng | hydrogen sulfide H2S; sulfureted hydrogen |
| 氢原子 (氫原子) | qīng yuán zǐ | hydrogen atom |
| 氢化 (氫化) | qīng huà | hydrogenation |
| 氢氧化钠 (氫氧化鈉) | qīng yǎng huà nà | sodium hydroxide NaOH; caustic soda |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hydrogen”.
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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