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Chinese symbol for “nuclear”

核子
hé zǐ
nuclear; nucleus

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nuclear is 核子 (hé zǐ), defined as: nuclear; nucleus.

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

核 hé
core, kernel; nut, seed; atom
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes
子 zǐ
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “nuclear”

WordPinyinMeaning
核hépit; stone

Related words

Other words that share a character with 核子.

WordPinyinMeaning
核心hé xīncore; nucleus
考核kǎo héto examine; to check up on
审核 (審核)shěn héto audit; to investigate thoroughly
核武器hé wǔ qìnuclear weapon
核准hé zhǔnto authorize; to investigate then ratify
核电 (核電)hé diànnuclear power
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison

See also: Japanese symbol for “nuclear”.

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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