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Chinese symbol for “actin”

肌动蛋白
jī dòng dàn bái
Traditional: 肌動蛋白
actin

The closest CC-CEDICT match for actin is 肌动蛋白 (jī dòng dàn bái), defined as: actin.

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

肌 jī
flesh, skin; muscle, tissue; meat on bones
radical 130 ⾁ · 6 strokes
动 dòng
to move, to happen; movement, action
radical 19 ⼒ · 6 strokes
蛋 dàn
egg
radical 142 ⾍ · 11 strokes
白 bái
white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
radical 106 ⽩ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 肌动蛋白.

WordPinyinMeaning
肌肉jī ròumuscle; flesh
肌肤 (肌膚)jī fūskin; flesh
腹肌fù jīabdominal muscle
心肌xīn jīmyocardium
肌肉男jī ròu nánmuscular man; muscleman
肌体 (肌體)jī tǐthe body; organism (usually human)
活动 (活動)huó dòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
运动 (運動)yùn dòngto move; to exercise
蛋糕dàn gāocake; 块 (kuài),个 (gè)
明白míng baiclear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable

See also: Japanese symbol for “actin”.

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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