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Chinese symbol for “acute”

急性
jí xìng
acute

The closest CC-CEDICT match for acute is 急性 (jí xìng), defined as: acute.

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

急 jí
anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent
radical 61 ⼼ · 9 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “acute”

WordPinyinMeaning
重症zhòng zhèngacute (of medical condition); grave
锐 (銳)ruìacute
剧烈 (劇烈)jù lièviolent; acute; severe; fierce
敏锐 (敏銳)mǐn ruìkeen; sharp; acute
激烈jī liè(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce

Related words

Other words that share a character with 急性.

WordPinyinMeaning
紧急 (緊急)jǐn jíurgent; emergency
应急 (應急)yìng jíto respond to an emergency; to meet a contingency
急剧 (急劇)jí jùrapid; sudden
着急 (著急)zháo jíto worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry
急需jí xūto urgently need; urgent need
急救jí jiùto give emergency treatment; first aid
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex
男性nán xìngthe male sex; a male

See also: Japanese symbol for “acute”.

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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