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Chinese symbol for “anthrax”

炭疽热
tàn jū rè
Traditional: 炭疽熱
anthrax

The closest CC-CEDICT match for anthrax is 炭疽热 (tàn jū rè), defined as: anthrax.

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

炭 tàn
carbon, charcoal, coal
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes
疽 jū
ulcer, carbuncle, abscess
radical 104 ⽧ · 10 strokes
热 rè
heat, fever, zeal
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “anthrax”

WordPinyinMeaning
炭疽tàn jū(medicine) anthrax; (horticulture) anthracnose; canker
炭疽病tàn jū bìng(medicine) anthrax; (horticulture) anthracnose; canker

Related words

Other words that share a character with 炭疽热.

WordPinyinMeaning
煤炭méi tàncoal
木炭mù tàncharcoal
焦炭jiāo tàncoke (processed coal used in blast furnace)
烧炭 (燒炭)shāo tànto manufacture charcoal; to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning)
活性炭huó xìng tànactivated carbon
泥炭ní tànpeat
炭疽tàn jū(medicine) anthrax; (horticulture) anthracnose; canker
坏疽 (壞疽)huài jūgangrene
热情 (熱情)rè qíngcordial; enthusiastic

See also: Japanese symbol for “anthrax”.

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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