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Chinese symbol for “asthma”

哮喘
xiào chuǎn
asthma

The closest CC-CEDICT match for asthma is 哮喘 (xiào chuǎn), defined as: asthma.

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

哮 xiào
to cough; to pant; to roar
radical 30 ⼝ · 10 strokes
喘 chuǎn
to pant, to gasp, to breathe heavily
radical 30 ⼝ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “asthma”

WordPinyinMeaning
哮喘病xiào chuǎn bìngasthma
气喘病 (氣喘病)qì chuǎn bìngasthma
喘chuǎnto gasp; to pant
气喘 (氣喘)qì chuǎnto gasp for breath; asthma
痚xiāoasthma; difficulty in breathing

Related words

Other words that share a character with 哮喘.

WordPinyinMeaning
咆哮páo xiào(of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar
哮喘病xiào chuǎn bìngasthma
咆哮如雷páo xiào rú léito be in a thundering rage (idiom)
哮鸣 (哮鳴)xiào míngwheezing
氨哮素ān xiào sùclenbuterol
喘息chuǎn xīto gasp for breath; to take a breather
喘气 (喘氣)chuǎn qìto breathe deeply; to pant; to gasp; to take a breather; to catch one's breath
气喘 (氣喘)qì chuǎnto gasp for breath; asthma

See also: Japanese symbol for “asthma”.

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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