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Chinese symbol for “synthetic”

合成
hé chéng
to compose; to constitute; compound; synthesis

The closest CC-CEDICT match for synthetic is 合成 (hé chéng), defined as: to compose; to constitute; compound; synthesis; mixture; synthetic.

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

合 hé
to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
成 chéng
to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
radical 62 ⼽ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “synthetic”

WordPinyinMeaning
人造rén zàoman-made; artificial

Related words

Other words that share a character with 合成.

WordPinyinMeaning
合作hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
综合 (綜合)zōng hécomprehensive; composite
结合 (結合)jié héto combine; to link
联合 (聯合)lián héto combine; to join
合法hé fǎlawful; legitimate
适合 (適合)shì héto fit; to suit
成为 (成為)chéng wéito become; to turn into
完成wán chéngto complete; to accomplish

See also: Japanese symbol for “synthetic”.

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.