二氧化碳 Traditional form: 二氧化碳 Pinyin (reading): èryǎnghuàtàn Definitions: carbon dioxide CO2 Characters: 二 - two; twice 氧 - oxygen 化 - to change, to convert, to reform; -ize 碳 - carbon Traditional characters: 二 - two; twice 氧 - oxygen 化 - to change, to convert, to reform; -ize 碳 - carbon