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Chinese symbol for “magnetic”

磁
cí
magnetic; magnetism; porcelain

The closest CC-CEDICT match for magnetic is 磁 (cí), defined as: magnetic; magnetism; porcelain.

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

磁 cí
magnetic; porcelain
radical 112 ⽯ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “magnetic”

WordPinyinMeaning
磁性cí xìngmagnetic; magnetism
磁力cí lìmagnetic force; magnetic

Related words

Other words that share a character with 磁.

WordPinyinMeaning
磁场 (磁場)cí chǎngmagnetic field
磁带 (磁帶)cí dàimagnetic tape; 盘 (pán),盒 (hé)
电磁 (電磁)diàn cíelectromagnetism
磁性cí xìngmagnetic; magnetism
磁盘 (磁盤)cí pán(computer) disk
电磁波 (電磁波)diàn cí bōelectromagnetic wave

See also: Japanese symbol for “magnetic”.

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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