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Chinese symbol for “bronchitis”

支气管炎
zhī qì guǎn yán
Traditional: 支氣管炎
bronchitis

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bronchitis is 支气管炎 (zhī qì guǎn yán), defined as: bronchitis.

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

支 zhī
to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)
radical 65 ⽀ · 4 strokes
气 qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes
管 guǎn
tube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control
radical 118 ⽵ · 14 strokes
炎 yán
flame, blaze; hot
radical 86 ⽕ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 支气管炎.

WordPinyinMeaning
支持zhī chíto be in favor of; to support
支付zhī fùto pay (money)
支援zhī yuánto provide assistance; to support
支撑 (支撐)zhī chēngto prop up; to support
支出zhī chūto spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure
支持者zhī chí zhěsupporter
天气 (天氣)tiān qìweather
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; atmosphere
管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage
肺炎fèi yánpneumonia; inflammation of the lungs

See also: Japanese symbol for “bronchitis”.

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.