Chinese symbol for “reduction”
还原
huán yuán
Traditional: 還原
to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event); reduction (chemistry)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for reduction is 还原 (huán yuán), defined as: to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event); reduction (chemistry).
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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 还原.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 还有 (還有) | hái yǒu | there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition |
| 还是 (還是) | hái shi | still (as before); had better |
| 还好 (還好) | hái hǎo | not bad; pretty good; fortunately; luckily |
| 还给 (還給) | huán gěi | to return sth to sb |
| 归还 (歸還) | guī huán | to return sth; to revert |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause; origin |
| 原来 (原來) | yuán lái | original; former; originally; formerly; at first |
| 原则 (原則) | yuán zé | principle; doctrine |
See also: Japanese symbol for “reduction”.
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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