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Chinese symbol for “dna”

脱氧核糖核酸
tuō yǎng hé táng hé suān
Traditional: 脫氧核糖核酸
DNA

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dna is 脱氧核糖核酸 (tuō yǎng hé táng hé suān), defined as: DNA.

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

脱 tuō
to take off, to shed; to escape from
radical 130 ⾁ · 11 strokes
氧 yǎng
oxygen
radical 84 ⽓ · 10 strokes
核 hé
core, kernel; nut, seed; atom
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes
糖 táng
candy, sugar, sweets
radical 119 ⽶ · 16 strokes
核
核 hé
core, kernel; nut, seed; atom
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes
酸 suān
tart, sour; spoiled; acid
radical 164 ⾣ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “dna”

WordPinyinMeaning
去氧核糖核酸qù yǎng hé táng hé suāndeoxyribonucleic acid; DNA

Related words

Other words that share a character with 脱氧核糖核酸.

WordPinyinMeaning
脱离 (脫離)tuō líto separate oneself from; to break away from
摆脱 (擺脫)bǎi tuōto break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc)
逃脱 (逃脫)táo tuōto run away; to escape
解脱 (解脫)jiě tuōto untie; to free
脱贫 (脫貧)tuō pínto lift oneself out of poverty
脱身 (脫身)tuō shēnto get away; to escape (from obligations)
氧气 (氧氣)yǎng qìoxygen
氧化yǎng huàto oxidize
核心hé xīncore; nucleus
糖果táng guǒcandy; measure word: 粒 (lì)
考核kǎo héto examine; to check up on
氨基酸ān jī suānamino acid

See also: Japanese symbol for “dna”.

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.