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Chinese symbol for “impurity”

杂质
zá zhì
Traditional: 雜質
impurity

The closest CC-CEDICT match for impurity is 杂质 (zá zhì), defined as: impurity.

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

杂 zá
mix, blend; various, miscellaneous
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes
质 zhì
essence, nature; material, substance
radical 154 ⾙ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 杂质.

WordPinyinMeaning
复杂 (複雜)fù zácomplicated; complex
杂志 (雜誌)zá zhìmagazine; measure word: 本 (běn), 份 (fèn), 期 (qī)
杂交 (雜交)zá jiāoto hybridize; to crossbreed
杂种 (雜種)zá zhǒnghybrid; mixed breed
混杂 (混雜)hùn záto mix; to mingle
杂草 (雜草)zá cǎoweeds
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 “impurity”.

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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