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Chinese symbol for “nicotine”

尼古丁
ní gǔ dīng
(loanword) nicotine

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nicotine is 尼古丁 (ní gǔ dīng), defined as: (loanword) nicotine.

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

尼 ní
Buddhist nun; used in transliterations
radical 44 ⼫ · 5 strokes
古 gǔ
old, classic, ancient
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
丁 dīng
male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
radical 1 ⼀ · 2 strokes

Other Chinese words for “nicotine”

WordPinyinMeaning
烟碱 (菸鹼)yān jiǎnnicotine

Related words

Other words that share a character with 尼古丁.

WordPinyinMeaning
比基尼bǐ jī ní(loanword) bikini
尼姑ní gūBuddhist nun
哈尼hā níhoney (term of endearment) (loanword)
尼玛 (尼瑪)ní mǎ(Internet slang) alternative for 你妈 (nǐ mā); (transcription from Tibetan) the sun
尼龙 (尼龍)ní lóng(loanword) nylon
尼特ní tènit (symbol: nt), unit of luminance (loanword)
古代gǔ dàiancient times
古老gǔ lǎoancient; old
拉丁lā dīngLatin; (in former times) to press-gang

See also: Japanese symbol for “nicotine”.

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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