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Chinese symbol for “soda”

苏打
sū dá
Traditional: 蘇打
(loanword) soda; (loanword) carbonated drink; soft drink

The closest CC-CEDICT match for soda is 苏打 (sū dá), defined as: (loanword) soda; (loanword) carbonated drink; soft drink.

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

苏 sū
to awaken, to revive, to resurrect; used in transliterations
radical 140 ⾋ · 8 strokes
打 dá
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
radical 64 ⼿ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “soda”

WordPinyinMeaning
碳酸钠 (碳酸鈉)tàn suān nàsoda; sodium carbonate (chemistry)
碱 (鹼)jiǎn(chemistry) base; alkali; soda

Related words

Other words that share a character with 苏打.

WordPinyinMeaning
苏丹 (蘇丹)sū dān(loanword) sultan
复苏 (復甦)fù sūto recover (health, economic); to resuscitate
苏醒 (甦醒)sū xǐngto come to; to awaken
苏木 (蘇木)sū mùsappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine; administrative subdivision of banner 旗 (county) in Inner Mongolia (Mongol: arrow
打开 (打開)dǎ kāito open; to show (a ticket)
打击 (打擊)dǎ jīto hit; to strike
打算dǎ suànto plan; to intend
打电话 (打電話)dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call

See also: Japanese symbol for “soda”.

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.