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Chinese symbol for “chickenpox”

水痘
shuǐ dòu
chickenpox; Varicella zoster (med.)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chickenpox is 水痘 (shuǐ dòu), defined as: chickenpox; Varicella zoster (med.).

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

水 shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
radical 85 ⽔ · 4 strokes
痘 dòu
smallpox
radical 104 ⽧ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “chickenpox”

WordPinyinMeaning
水花shuǐ huāspray of water; splash; (dialect) chickenpox

Related words

Other words that share a character with 水痘.

WordPinyinMeaning
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
水果shuǐ guǒfruit
水泥shuǐ nícement; measure word: 袋 (dài)
洪水hóng shuǐdeluge; flood
水准 (水準)shuǐ zhǔnlevel (of achievement etc); standard
水库 (水庫)shuǐ kùreservoir; measure word: 座 (zuò)
痘痘dòu dòupimple; zit; (by extension) acne
青春痘qīng chūn dòuacne

See also: Japanese symbol for “chickenpox”.

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.