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Chinese symbol for “amygdala”

杏仁核
xìng rén hé
amygdala

The closest CC-CEDICT match for amygdala is 杏仁核 (xìng rén hé), defined as: amygdala.

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

杏 xìng
apricot; almond
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes
仁 rén
benevolent, humane, kind
radical 9 ⼈ · 4 strokes
核 hé
core, kernel; nut, seed; atom
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “amygdala”

WordPinyinMeaning
杏仁体 (杏仁體)xìng rén tǐamygdala

Related words

Other words that share a character with 杏仁核.

WordPinyinMeaning
杏仁xìng rénalmond; apricot kernel
银杏 (銀杏)yín xìngginkgo
杏子xìng ziapricot
红杏出墙 (紅杏出牆)hóng xìng chū qiánglit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom); fig. a wife having an illicit lover
杏树 (杏樹)xìng shùapricot tree
杏林xìng línforest of apricot trees; (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉 (Dǒng Fèng), 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant
同仁tóng rén(formal) colleague; fellow member (of an organization or profession)
仁慈rén cíbenevolent; charitable
核心hé xīncore; nucleus

See also: Japanese symbol for “amygdala”.

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.