Chinese symbol for “axon”
轴突
zhóu tū
Traditional: 軸突
axon
The closest CC-CEDICT match for axon is 轴突 (zhóu tū), defined as: axon.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “axon”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 轴突.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轴承 (軸承) | zhóu chéng | (mechanical) bearing |
| 主轴 (主軸) | zhǔ zhóu | axis; principal axis (in mechanics, optics, botany etc) |
| 卷轴 (卷軸) | juàn zhóu | scroll (book or painting) |
| 时间轴 (時間軸) | shí jiān zhóu | time axis; timeline |
| 轴线 (軸線) | zhóu xiàn | central axis (line) |
| 中轴线 (中軸線) | zhōng zhóu xiàn | central axis (line) |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 冲突 (衝突) | chōng tū | conflict; to conflict |
See also: Japanese symbol for “axon”.
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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