Chinese symbol for “clinic”
诊所
zhěn suǒ
Traditional: 診所
clinic
The closest CC-CEDICT match for clinic is 诊所 (zhěn suǒ), defined as: clinic.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “clinic”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 医务所 (醫務所) | yī wù suǒ | clinic; measure word: 家 (jiā) |
| 门诊室 (門診室) | mén zhěn shì | clinic; outpatient department (or consulting room) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 诊所.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诊断 (診斷) | zhěn duàn | to diagnose |
| 确诊 (確診) | què zhěn | to make a definite diagnosis; confirmed (case of a specific disease) |
| 门诊 (門診) | mén zhěn | outpatient service |
| 诊疗 (診療) | zhěn liáo | diagnosis and treatment |
| 就诊 (就診) | jiù zhěn | to see a doctor; to seek medical advice |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore; as a result |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all; to have; to possess; to own |
| 所谓 (所謂) | suǒ wèi | what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called |
See also: Japanese symbol for “clinic”.
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.