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Chinese symbol for “photosynthesis”

光合作用
guāng hé zuò yòng
photosynthesis

The closest CC-CEDICT match for photosynthesis is 光合作用 (guāng hé zuò yòng), defined as: photosynthesis.

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

光 guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
radical 10 ⼉ · 6 strokes
合 hé
to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
作 zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
用 yòng
to use, to employ, to apply; use
radical 101 ⽤ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “photosynthesis”

WordPinyinMeaning
光能合成guāng néng hé chéngphotosynthesis
光化作用guāng huà zuò yòngphotochemical effect; photosynthesis

Related words

Other words that share a character with 光合作用.

WordPinyinMeaning
阳光 (陽光)yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic
曝光bào guāngto expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal)
时光 (時光)shí guāngtime (esp. as sth that passes)
光明guāng mínglight; radiance
目光mù guānggaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look
观光 (觀光)guān guāngto tour; sightseeing
合作hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
综合 (綜合)zōng hécomprehensive; composite
工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate
使用shǐ yòngto use; to employ

See also: Japanese symbol for “photosynthesis”.

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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