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Chinese symbol for “litmus”

石蕊
shí ruǐ
reindeer moss; litmus (chemistry)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for litmus is 石蕊 (shí ruǐ), defined as: reindeer moss; litmus (chemistry).

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

石 shí
stone, rock, mineral
radical 112 ⽯ · 5 strokes
蕊 ruǐ
flower bud
radical 140 ⾋ · 16 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 石蕊.

WordPinyinMeaning
石油shí yóuoil; petroleum
石头 (石頭)shí toustone; 块 (kuài)
钻石 (鑽石)zuàn shídiamond; 颗 (kē)
岩石yán shí(geology) rock
宝石 (寶石)bǎo shíprecious stone; gem; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē)
化石huà shífossil
雄蕊xióng ruǐstamen (male part of flower)
花蕊huā ruǐstamen; pistil

See also: Japanese symbol for “litmus”.

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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