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Chinese symbol for “thermodynamics”

热力学
rè lì xué
Traditional: 熱力學
thermodynamics

The closest CC-CEDICT match for thermodynamics is 热力学 (rè lì xué), defined as: thermodynamics.

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Characters and stroke order

热 rè
heat, fever, zeal
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes
力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes
学 xué
learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology
radical 39 ⼦ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 热力学.

WordPinyinMeaning
热情 (熱情)rè qíngcordial; enthusiastic
热爱 (熱愛)rè àito love ardently; to adore
热烈 (熱烈)rè lièenthusiastic; ardent
热带 (熱帶)rè dàithe tropics; tropical
热门 (熱門)rè ménpopular; hot; in vogue
热点 (熱點)rè diǎnhot spot; point of special interest
能力néng lìcapability; ability
努力nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
学生 (學生)xué shengstudent; schoolchild

See also: Japanese symbol for “thermodynamics”.

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.