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Chinese symbol for “bends”

潜水夫病
qián shuǐ fū bìng
Traditional: 潛水夫病
bends

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bends is 潜水夫病 (qián shuǐ fū bìng), defined as: bends.

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

潜 qián
to hide; secret, latent, hidden
radical 85 ⽔ · 15 strokes
水 shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
radical 85 ⽔ · 4 strokes
夫 fū
man, husband; worker; those
radical 37 ⼤ · 4 strokes
病 bìng
sickness, illness, disease
radical 104 ⽧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “bends”

WordPinyinMeaning
潜水夫症 (潛水夫症)qián shuǐ fū zhèngbends
减压病 (減壓病)jiǎn yā bìngdecompression sickness; the bends
减压症 (減壓症)jiǎn yā zhèngdecompression sickness; the bends

Related words

Other words that share a character with 潜水夫病.

WordPinyinMeaning
潜力 (潛力)qián lìpotential; latent capacity
潜在 (潛在)qián zàihidden; potential
潜艇 (潛艇)qián tǐnga submarine
潜水 (潛水)qián shuǐto dive; to go under water
潜入 (潛入)qián rùto submerge; to infiltrate
潜伏 (潛伏)qián fúto hide; to cover up
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
水果shuǐ guǒfruit
丈夫zhàng fuhusband
病毒bìng dúvirus

See also: Japanese symbol for “bends”.

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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