Chinese symbol for “hydroxyl”
羟
qiǎng
Traditional: 羥
hydroxyl (radical)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hydroxyl is 羟 (qiǎng), defined as: hydroxyl (radical).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 羟.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 羟基 (羥基) | qiǎng jī | hydroxyl group -OH |
| 羟基丁酸 (羥基丁酸) | qiǎng jī dīng suān | gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid, GHB |
| 羟氯喹 (羥氯喹) | qiǎng lǜ kuí | hydroxychloroquine (medication) |
| 羟自由基 (羥自由基) | qiǎng zì yóu jī | hydroxyl radical |
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.