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Chinese symbol for “lignin”

木质素
mù zhì sù
Traditional: 木質素
lignin

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lignin is 木质素 (mù zhì sù), defined as: lignin.

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

木 mù
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
radical 75 ⽊ · 4 strokes
质 zhì
essence, nature; material, substance
radical 154 ⾙ · 8 strokes
素 sù
plain; white; vegetarian; formerly; normally
radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 木质素.

WordPinyinMeaning
木材mù cáiwood
树木 (樹木)shù mùtree
木头 (木頭)mù touwood; log (块 (kuài),根 (gēn)); (fig.) blockhead; dolt
麻木má mùnumb; insensitive
木板mù bǎnslab; board
木偶mù ǒupuppet
质量 (質量)zhì liàng(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence)
物质 (物質)wù zhìmatter; substance
因素yīn sùelement; factor

See also: Japanese symbol for “lignin”.

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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