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Chinese symbol for “sodium”

钠
nà
Traditional: 鈉
sodium (chemistry)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sodium is 钠 (nà), defined as: sodium (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

钠 nà
sodium, natrium; to sharpen wood
radical 167 ⾦ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 钠.

WordPinyinMeaning
氢氧化钠 (氫氧化鈉)qīng yǎng huà nàsodium hydroxide NaOH; caustic soda
氯化钠 (氯化鈉)lǜ huà nàsodium chloride NaCl; common salt
碳酸钠 (碳酸鈉)tàn suān nàsoda; sodium carbonate (chemistry)
硫酸钠 (硫酸鈉)liú suān nàsodium sulfate
碳酸氢钠 (碳酸氫鈉)tàn suān qīng nàsodium bicarbonate
亚硝酸钠 (亞硝酸鈉)yà xiāo suān nàsodium nitrite

See also: Japanese symbol for “sodium”.

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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