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Chinese symbol for “chlamydia”

衣原体
yī yuán tǐ
Traditional: 衣原體
Chlamydia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chlamydia is 衣原体 (yī yuán tǐ), defined as: Chlamydia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria).

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

衣 yī
cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat
radical 145 ⾐ · 6 strokes
原 yuán
source, origin, beginning
radical 27 ⼚ · 10 strokes
体 tǐ
body; group, class; form, style, system
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “chlamydia”

WordPinyinMeaning
衣原菌yī yuán jūnChlamydia

Related words

Other words that share a character with 衣原体.

WordPinyinMeaning
衣服yī fuclothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào)
内衣 (內衣)nèi yīundergarment; underwear
上衣shàng yījacket; upper outer garment
衣物yī wùclothing; clothing and other personal items
睡衣shuì yīnight clothes; pajamas
洗衣机 (洗衣機)xǐ yī jīwashing machine; washer; 台 (tái)
原因yuán yīncause; origin
原来 (原來)yuán láioriginal; former; originally; formerly; at first
媒体 (媒體)méi tǐmedia, esp. news media

See also: Japanese symbol for “chlamydia”.

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.