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Chinese symbol for “ounce”

盎司
àng sī
(loanword) ounce (British imperial system)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ounce is 盎司 (àng sī), defined as: (loanword) ounce (British imperial system).

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

盎 àng
pot, cup, bowl; abundant
radical 108 ⽫ · 10 strokes
司 sī
to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “ounce”

WordPinyinMeaning
安士ān shì(HK) (loanword) ounce
唡 (啢)liǎngounce (British imperial system) (old)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 盎司.

WordPinyinMeaning
盎然àng ránabundant; plentiful; overflowing; exuberant
生机盎然 (生機盎然)shēng jī àng ránfull of life; exuberant
盎斯àng sīvariant of 盎司 (àng sī)
生意盎然shēng yì àng ránsee 生机盎然 (shēng jī àng rán)
生气盎然 (生氣盎然)shēng qì àng ránsee 生机盎然 (shēng yì àng rán)
公司gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā)
有限公司yǒu xiàn gōng sīlimited company; corporation
司法sī fǎjudicial; (administration of) justice

See also: Japanese symbol for “ounce”.

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.