Chinese symbol for “radiator”
散热器
sàn rè qì
Traditional: 散熱器
radiator (for heating a room); radiator (for cooling an engine)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for radiator is 散热器 (sàn rè qì), defined as: radiator (for heating a room); radiator (for cooling an engine).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “radiator”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暖气片 (暖氣片) | nuǎn qì piàn | radiator (for heating) |
| 暖气机 (暖氣機) | nuǎn qì jī | radiator; heater |
| 水箱 | shuǐ xiāng | water tank; radiator (automobile) |
| 暖炉 (暖爐) | nuǎn lú | space heater; radiator |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 散热器.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 扩散 (擴散) | kuò sàn | to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse |
| 分散 | fēn sàn | to scatter; to disperse |
| 解散 | jiě sàn | to dissolve; to disband |
| 散发 (散發) | sàn fā | to distribute; to emit; to give off |
| 散布 (散佈) | sàn bù | to disseminate |
| 散文 | sǎn wén | (broadly) prose (as opposed to verse); (more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections |
| 热情 (熱情) | rè qíng | cordial; enthusiastic |
| 热爱 (熱愛) | rè ài | to love ardently; to adore |
| 武器 | wǔ qì | weapon; arms |
See also: Japanese symbol for “radiator”.
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.