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Chinese symbol for “dentist”

牙医
yá yī
Traditional: 牙醫
dentist

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dentist is 牙医 (yá yī), defined as: dentist.

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

牙 yá
tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated
radical 92 ⽛ · 4 strokes
医 yī
to cure, to heal, to treat; doctor; medicine
radical 23 ⼖ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “dentist”

WordPinyinMeaning
牙科医生 (牙科醫生)yá kē yī shēngdentist

Related words

Other words that share a character with 牙医.

WordPinyinMeaning
牙齿 (牙齒)yá chǐtooth; dental
牙膏yá gāotoothpaste; measure word: 管 (guǎn)
象牙xiàng yáivory; elephant tusk
刷牙shuā yáto brush one's teeth
牙科yá kēdentistry
医院 (醫院)yī yuànhospital; measure word: 所 (suǒ), 家 (jiā), 座 (zuò)
医疗 (醫療)yī liáomedical treatment
医生 (醫生)yī shēngdoctor; medical practitioner

See also: Japanese symbol for “dentist”.

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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