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Chinese symbol for “allergy”

变态反应
biàn tài fǎn yìng
Traditional: 變態反應
allergic response; allergy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for allergy is 变态反应 (biàn tài fǎn yìng), defined as: allergic response; allergy.

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

变 biàn
to change, to transform, to alter; rebel
radical 29 ⼜ · 8 strokes
态 tài
manner, bearing, attitude
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes
反 fǎn
reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
radical 29 ⼜ · 4 strokes
应 yìng
should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
radical 53 ⼴ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 变态反应.

WordPinyinMeaning
改变 (改變)gǎi biànto change; to alter
变化 (變化)biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
变成 (變成)biàn chéngto change into; to turn into
变得 (變得)biàn deto become
转变 (轉變)zhuǎn biànto change; to transform
变态 (變態)biàn tàito metamorphose (biology); abnormal
状态 (狀態)zhuàng tàicondition; state; state of affairs
态度 (態度)tài dumanner; bearing
反对 (反對)fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to
应该 (應該)yīng gāiought to; should; must

See also: Japanese symbol for “allergy”.

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.