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Chinese symbol for “antibody”

抗体
kàng tǐ
Traditional: 抗體
(immunology) antibody

The closest CC-CEDICT match for antibody is 抗体 (kàng tǐ), defined as: (immunology) antibody.

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

抗 kàng
to defy, to fight, to resist
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
体 tǐ
body; group, class; form, style, system
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 抗体.

WordPinyinMeaning
抗议 (抗議)kàng yìto protest; protest
对抗 (對抗)duì kàngto withstand; to resist
反抗fǎn kàngto resist; to rebel
抗日kàng Rìto resist Japan (esp. during WW2); anti-Japanese (esp. wartime activities)
抗战 (抗戰)kàng zhànwar of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945)
抵抗dǐ kàngto resist; resistance
媒体 (媒體)méi tǐmedia, esp. news media
身体 (身體)shēn tǐthe body; one's health

See also: Japanese symbol for “antibody”.

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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