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Chinese symbol for “quantum”

量子
liàng zǐ
(physics) quantum

The closest CC-CEDICT match for quantum is 量子 (liàng zǐ), defined as: (physics) quantum.

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Characters and stroke order

量 liàng
measure, volume; amount, quantity
radical 166 ⾥ · 12 strokes
子 zǐ
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 量子.

WordPinyinMeaning
力量lì liangpower; force; strength
大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity
质量 (質量)zhì liàng(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence)
数量 (數量)shù liàngamount; quantity; quantitative
能量néng liàngenergy; capabilities
产量 (產量)chǎn liàngoutput
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison

See also: Japanese symbol for “quantum”.

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.