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Chinese symbol for “antidepressant”

抗忧郁药
kàng yōu yù yào
Traditional: 抗憂鬱藥
antidepressant

The closest CC-CEDICT match for antidepressant is 抗忧郁药 (kàng yōu yù yào), defined as: antidepressant.

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
忧 yōu
sad, grieving; melancholy, grief
radical 61 ⼼ · 7 strokes
郁 yù
melancholy; dense growth
radical 163 ⾢ · 9 strokes
药 yào
drugs, medicine; the leaf of the Dahurian angelica plant
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “antidepressant”

WordPinyinMeaning
抗抑郁药 (抗抑鬱藥)kàng yì yù yàoantidepressant

Related words

Other words that share a character with 抗忧郁药.

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
担忧 (擔憂)dān yōuto worry; to be concerned
忧虑 (憂慮)yōu lǜto worry; anxiety (about)
忧郁 (憂鬱)yōu yùsullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
药物 (藥物)yào wùmedicaments; pharmaceuticals

See also: Japanese symbol for “antidepressant”.

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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