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Chinese symbol for “nuke”

核平
hé píng
(slang) to nuke (a city, country etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nuke is 核平 (hé píng), defined as: (slang) to nuke (a city, country etc).

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
平 píng
flat, level, even; peaceful
radical 51 ⼲ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 核平.

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
平台 (平臺)píng táiplatform; terrace
和平hé píngpeace; peaceful

See also: Japanese symbol for “nuke”.

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.