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Chinese symbol for “physicist”

物理学家
wù lǐ xué jiā
Traditional: 物理學家
physicist

The closest CC-CEDICT match for physicist is 物理学家 (wù lǐ xué jiā), defined as: physicist.

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

物 wù
thing, substance, matter; creature
radical 93 ⽜ · 8 strokes
理 lǐ
science, reason, logic; to manage
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes
学 xué
learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology
radical 39 ⼦ · 8 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 物理学家.

WordPinyinMeaning
人物rén wùperson; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc)
动物 (動物)dòng wùanimal
物质 (物質)wù zhìmatter; substance
生物shēng wùorganism; living creature; life form; (attributive) biological; bio-
食物shí wùfood
植物zhí wùplant; vegetation
管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage
处理 (處理)chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish
学生 (學生)xué shengstudent; schoolchild
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “physicist”.

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.