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Chinese symbol for “amnesia”

失忆症
shī yì zhèng
Traditional: 失憶症
amnesia

The closest CC-CEDICT match for amnesia is 失忆症 (shī yì zhèng), defined as: amnesia.

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

失 shī
to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes
忆 yì
to remember, to reflect upon; memory
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes
症 zhèng
ailment, disease, illness
radical 104 ⽧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “amnesia”

WordPinyinMeaning
健忘症jiàn wàng zhèngamnesia
遗忘症 (遺忘症)yí wàng zhèngamnesia

Related words

Other words that share a character with 失忆症.

WordPinyinMeaning
失去shī qùto lose
失败 (失敗)shī bàito be defeated; to lose
消失xiāo shīto disappear; to fade away
损失 (損失)sǔn shīloss; damage
失望shī wàngdisappointed; to lose hope
失业 (失業)shī yèunemployment; to lose one's job
记忆 (記憶)jì yìto remember; to recall; memory
回忆 (回憶)huí yìto recall; memories
症状 (症狀)zhèng zhuàngsymptom (of an illness)

See also: Japanese symbol for “amnesia”.

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.