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Chinese symbol for “sine”

正弦
zhèng xián
(math.) sine

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sine is 正弦 (zhèng xián), defined as: (math.) sine.

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

正 zhèng
straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
radical 77 ⽌ · 5 strokes
弦 xián
bow string; string instrument; hypotenuse
radical 57 ⼸ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 正弦.

WordPinyinMeaning
正在zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
真正zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed
正式zhèng shìformal; official
正常zhèng chángnormal; regular
正确 (正確)zhèng quècorrect; sound; right; proper
正是zhèng shìis precisely
和弦hé xián(music) chord
琴弦qín xiánstring (of a stringed instrument)

See also: Japanese symbol for “sine”.

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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