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Chinese symbol for “cytokine”

细胞因子
xì bāo yīn zǐ
Traditional: 細胞因子
cytokine

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cytokine is 细胞因子 (xì bāo yīn zǐ), defined as: cytokine.

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

细 xì
fine, detailed; slender, thin
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
胞 bāo
womb, placenta, fetal membrane
radical 130 ⾁ · 9 strokes
因 yīn
cause, reason; by; because
radical 31 ⼞ · 6 strokes
子 zǐ
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 细胞因子.

WordPinyinMeaning
详细 (詳細)xiáng xìdetailed; in detail
细节 (細節)xì jiédetails; particulars
细胞 (細胞)xì bāocell (biology)
仔细 (仔細)zǐ xìcareful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out
细菌 (細菌)xì jūnbacterium; germ
细致 (細緻)xì zhìdelicate; fine
同胞tóng bāoborn of the same parents; sibling
双胞胎 (雙胞胎)shuāng bāo tāitwin; 对 (duì)
因为 (因為)yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
孩子hái zichild

See also: Japanese symbol for “cytokine”.

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.