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Chinese symbol for “ion”

离子
lí zǐ
Traditional: 離子
ion

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ion is 离子 (lí zǐ), defined as: ion.

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

离 lí
rare beast; strange; elegant
radical 114 ⽱ · 11 strokes
子 zǐ
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “ion”

WordPinyinMeaning
电离 (電離)diàn líion; ionized (e.g. gas)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 离子.

WordPinyinMeaning
离开 (離開)lí kāito depart; to leave
距离 (距離)jù lídistance; separation (in space or time); to be ... away from; to be ... from
脱离 (脫離)tuō líto separate oneself from; to break away from
离婚 (離婚)lí hūnto divorce
分离 (分離)fēn líto separate
远离 (遠離)yuǎn líto be far from; to keep away from
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison

See also: Japanese symbol for “ion”.

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.