Chinese symbol for “degeneration”
蜕变
tuì biàn
Traditional: 蛻變
to transform; to morph; to degenerate; metamorphosis
The closest CC-CEDICT match for degeneration is 蜕变 (tuì biàn), defined as: to transform; to morph; to degenerate; metamorphosis; transmutation; transformation.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “degeneration”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蜕变.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蜕皮 (蛻皮) | tuì pí | skin cast off during molting; exuvium |
| 蜕化 (蛻化) | tuì huà | (of insects) to undergo metamorphosis; (fig.) to be transformed |
| 蝉蜕 (蟬蛻) | chán tuì | cicada slough; fig. to free oneself |
| 蜕壳 (蛻殼) | tuì ké | to exuviate; to molt |
| 改变 (改變) | gǎi biàn | to change; to alter |
| 变化 (變化) | biàn huà | (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation |
| 变成 (變成) | biàn chéng | to change into; to turn into |
| 变得 (變得) | biàn de | to become |
See also: Japanese symbol for “degeneration”.
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.
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