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Chinese symbol for “anesthesia”

麻醉
má zuì
anesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for anesthesia is 麻醉 (má zuì), defined as: anesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality).

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

麻 má
hemp, flax, sesame; numb
radical 200 ⿇ · 11 strokes
醉 zuì
intoxicated, drunk; addicted
radical 164 ⾣ · 15 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 麻醉.

WordPinyinMeaning
麻烦 (麻煩)má fantrouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying
大麻dà máhemp (Cannabis sativa); cannabis
麻将 (麻將)má jiàngmahjong; measure word: 局 (jú), 副 (fù)
麻木má mùnumb; insensitive
麻雀má quèsparrow; (dialect) mahjong
喝醉hē zuìto get drunk
陶醉táo zuìto be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in
醉酒zuì jiǔto get drunk

See also: Japanese symbol for “anesthesia”.

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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