Chinese symbol for “manganese”
锰
měng
Traditional: 錳
manganese (chemistry)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for manganese is 锰 (měng), defined as: manganese (chemistry).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 锰.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高锰酸钾 (高錳酸鉀) | gāo měng suān jiǎ | potassium permanganate |
| 锰矿 (錳礦) | měng kuàng | manganese ore |
| 二氧化锰 (二氧化錳) | èr yǎng huà měng | manganese(iv) oxide |
| 锰结核 (錳結核) | měng jié hé | manganese nodule |
See also: Japanese symbol for “manganese”.
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.