Chinese symbol for “science”
科学
kē xué
Traditional: 科學
science; scientific knowledge; scientific; rational
The closest CC-CEDICT match for science is 科学 (kē xué), defined as: science; scientific knowledge; scientific; rational; 门 (mén),个 (gè),种 (zhǒng).
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
Other Chinese words for “science”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理学 (理學) | lǐ xué | science |
| 学 (學) | xué | to learn; to study |
| 学术 (學術) | xué shù | learning; science |
| 理 | lǐ | texture; grain (of wood) |
| 赛因斯 (賽因斯) | sài yīn sī | (loanword) science (early 20th-century term) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 科学.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 科技 | kē jì | science and technology |
| 科学家 (科學家) | kē xué jiā | scientist |
| 学科 (學科) | xué kē | subject; branch of learning |
| 百科 | bǎi kē | universal; encyclopedic |
| 科研 | kē yán | (scientific) research |
| 学生 (學生) | xué sheng | student; schoolchild |
| 大学 (大學) | dà xué | university; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ) |
| 学校 (學校) | xué xiào | school; measure word: 所 (suǒ) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “science”.
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.