Chinese symbol for “intake”
摄入量
shè rù liàng
Traditional: 攝入量
intake (quantity)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for intake is 摄入量 (shè rù liàng), defined as: intake (quantity).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “intake”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 摄取 (攝取) | shè qǔ | to absorb (nutrients etc); to assimilate |
| 摄入 (攝入) | shè rù | to take in; to absorb |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 摄入量.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拍摄 (拍攝) | pāi shè | to take (a picture); to shoot (a film) |
| 摄影 (攝影) | shè yǐng | to take a photograph; photography |
| 摄影师 (攝影師) | shè yǐng shī | photographer; cinematographer; cameraman |
| 摄像头 (攝像頭) | shè xiàng tóu | webcam; surveillance camera |
| 摄影机 (攝影機) | shè yǐng jī | (old) camera; movie camera; cine camera |
| 摄像机 (攝像機) | shè xiàng jī | video camera; measure word: 部 (bù) |
| 进入 (進入) | jìn rù | to enter; to go into |
| 加入 | jiā rù | to become a member; to join |
| 力量 | lì liang | power; force; strength |
See also: Japanese symbol for “intake”.
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.