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Chinese symbol for “amoeba”

阿米巴
ā mǐ bā
(loanword) amoeba

The closest CC-CEDICT match for amoeba is 阿米巴 (ā mǐ bā), defined as: (loanword) amoeba.

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

阿 ā
an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
radical 170 ⾩ · 8 strokes
米 mǐ
rice, millet, grain
radical 119 ⽶ · 6 strokes
巴 bā
to desire, to wish for
radical 49 ⼰ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “amoeba”

WordPinyinMeaning
变形虫 (變形蟲)biàn xíng chóngamoeba; (fig.) sb or sth that is highly adaptable or changeable
阿米巴原虫 (阿米巴原蟲)ā mǐ bā yuán chóngamoeba; ameba

Related words

Other words that share a character with 阿米巴.

WordPinyinMeaning
阿姨ā yímaternal aunt; term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation
阿拉ā lā(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our
阿门 (阿門)ā mén(loanword) amen
阿尔法 (阿爾法)ā ěr fǎalpha (Greek letter Α, α)
阿哥ā gē(familiar) elder brother
阿尔卑斯 (阿爾卑斯)ā ěr bēi sīalps (mountain range)
毫米háo mǐmillimeter
平方千米píng fāng qiān mǐsquare kilometer
巴士bā shìbus (loanword); motor coach

See also: Japanese symbol for “amoeba”.

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.