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Chinese symbol for “antiseptic”

防腐
fáng fǔ
rotproof; antiseptic; anti-corrosion

The closest CC-CEDICT match for antiseptic is 防腐 (fáng fǔ), defined as: rotproof; antiseptic; anti-corrosion.

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

防 fáng
to protect, to defend, to guard against
radical 170 ⾩ · 7 strokes
腐 fǔ
to spoil, to rot, to decay; rotten
radical 130 ⾁ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “antiseptic”

WordPinyinMeaning
防腐剂 (防腐劑)fáng fǔ jìpreservative; antiseptic

Related words

Other words that share a character with 防腐.

WordPinyinMeaning
防止fáng zhǐto prevent; to guard against
预防 (預防)yù fángto prevent; to take precautions against
国防 (國防)guó fángnational defense
防御 (防禦)fáng yùdefense; to defend
防治fáng zhìto prevent and cure; prevention and cure
防范 (防範)fáng fànto be on guard; wariness
腐败 (腐敗)fǔ bàicorruption; to corrupt
豆腐dòu futofu; bean curd

See also: Japanese symbol for “antiseptic”.

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.