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Chinese symbol for “cytoplasm”

细胞质
xì bāo zhì
Traditional: 細胞質
cytoplasm

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cytoplasm is 细胞质 (xì bāo zhì), defined as: cytoplasm.

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
质 zhì
essence, nature; material, substance
radical 154 ⾙ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “cytoplasm”

WordPinyinMeaning
胞浆 (胞漿)bāo jiāngcytoplasm

Related words

Other words that share a character with 细胞质.

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)
质量 (質量)zhì liàng(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence)

See also: Japanese symbol for “cytoplasm”.

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.