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Chinese symbol for “newton”

牛顿
niú dùn
Traditional: 牛頓
newton (SI unit of force)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for newton is 牛顿 (niú dùn), defined as: newton (SI unit of force).

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

牛 niú
ox, cow, bull
radical 93 ⽜ · 4 strokes
顿 dùn
to pause; to bow; to arrange
radical 181 ⾴ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 牛顿.

WordPinyinMeaning
牛奶niú nǎicow's milk; measure word: 瓶 (píng), 杯 (bēi)
牛肉niú ròubeef
牛仔裤 (牛仔褲)niú zǎi kùjeans; 条 (tiáo)
牛仔niú zǎicowboy
公牛gōng niúbull
整顿 (整頓)zhěng dùnto tidy up; to reorganize
顿时 (頓時)dùn shíimmediately; suddenly
停顿 (停頓)tíng dùnto halt; to break off

See also: Japanese symbol for “newton”.

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.