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Chinese symbol for “octane”

辛烷
xīn wán
octane (C8H18)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for octane is 辛烷 (xīn wán), defined as: octane (C8H18).

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

辛 xīn
bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem
radical 160 ⾟ · 7 strokes
烷 wán
alkane
radical 86 ⽕ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 辛烷.

WordPinyinMeaning
辛苦xīn kǔexhausting; hard
艰辛 (艱辛)jiān xīnhardships; arduous
辛勤xīn qínhardworking; industrious
辛辣xīn làspicy hot (taste); fig. biting (criticism)
辛辛苦苦xīn xīn kǔ kǔpainstakingly; with great trouble
辛劳 (辛勞)xīn láolaborious
甲烷jiǎ wánmethane CH4
丙烷bǐng wánpropane

See also: Japanese symbol for “octane”.

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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