Chinese symbol for “bacterium”
细菌
xì jūn
Traditional: 細菌
bacterium; germ
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bacterium is 细菌 (xì jūn), defined as: bacterium; germ.
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 “bacterium”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 菌 | jūn | (bound form) bacterium; (bound form) fungus |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 细菌.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 详细 (詳細) | xiáng xì | detailed; in detail |
| 细节 (細節) | xì jié | details; particulars |
| 细胞 (細胞) | xì bāo | cell (biology) |
| 仔细 (仔細) | zǐ xì | careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out |
| 细致 (細緻) | xì zhì | delicate; fine |
| 杆菌 (桿菌) | gǎn jūn | bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria) |
| 真菌 | zhēn jūn | fungi; fungus |
| 病菌 | bìng jūn | harmful bacteria; pathogenic bacteria |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bacterium”.
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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