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

動 dòng

Related words

Other words that share a character with 肌动蛋白.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
肌肉	jī ròu	muscle; flesh
肌肤 (肌膚)	jī fū	skin; flesh
腹肌	fù jī	abdominal muscle
心肌	xīn jī	myocardium
肌肉男	jī ròu nán	muscular man; muscleman
肌体 (肌體)	jī tǐ	the body; organism (usually human)
活动 (活動)	huó dòng	to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
运动 (運動)	yùn dòng	to move; to exercise
蛋糕	dàn gāo	cake; 块 (kuài),个 (gè)
明白	míng bai	clear; 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.