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Chinese symbol for “manganese”

锰
měng
Traditional: 錳
manganese (chemistry)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for manganese is 锰 (měng), defined as: manganese (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

锰 měng
manganese
radical 167 ⾦ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 锰.

WordPinyinMeaning
高锰酸钾 (高錳酸鉀)gāo měng suān jiǎpotassium permanganate
锰矿 (錳礦)měng kuàngmanganese ore
二氧化锰 (二氧化錳)èr yǎng huà měngmanganese(iv) oxide
锰结核 (錳結核)měng jié hémanganese 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.

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