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Chinese symbol for “reactor”

反应堆
fǎn yìng duī
Traditional: 反應堆
reactor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for reactor is 反应堆 (fǎn yìng duī), defined as: reactor.

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

反 fǎn
reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
radical 29 ⼜ · 4 strokes
应 yìng
should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
radical 53 ⼴ · 7 strokes
堆 duī
crowd, heap, pile, mass; to pile up; measure word for things in piles
radical 32 ⼟ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “reactor”

WordPinyinMeaning
反应炉 (反應爐)fǎn yìng lú(nuclear etc) reactor
电抗器 (電抗器)diàn kàng qìinductor; reactor (in an electrical circuit)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 反应堆.

WordPinyinMeaning
反对 (反對)fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to
反应 (反應)fǎn yìngto react; to respond
反映fǎn yìngto mirror; to reflect
违反 (違反)wéi fǎnto violate (a law)
反而fǎn éron the contrary; instead
相反xiāng fǎnopposite; contrary
应该 (應該)yīng gāiought to; should; must
应用 (應用)yìng yòngto put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc)
一堆yī duīpile; heap; a lot of; a bunch of

See also: Japanese symbol for “reactor”.

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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