Chinese symbol for “cyst”
囊肿
náng zhǒng
Traditional: 囊腫
cyst (med.)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cyst is 囊肿 (náng zhǒng), defined as: cyst (med.).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 囊肿.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胶囊 (膠囊) | jiāo náng | (pharm.) capsule |
| 囊括 | náng kuò | to include; to embrace |
| 气囊 (氣囊) | qì náng | air sac; aerostat gasbag |
| 毛囊 | máo náng | hair follicle |
| 皮囊 | pí náng | leather bag |
| 肿瘤 (腫瘤) | zhǒng liú | tumor |
| 肿胀 (腫脹) | zhǒng zhàng | swelling; oedema |
| 臃肿 (臃腫) | yōng zhǒng | obese; bloated |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cyst”.
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.