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Chinese symbol for “dysentery”

痢疾
lì ji
dysentery

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dysentery is 痢疾 (lì ji), defined as: dysentery.

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

痢 lì
dysentery
radical 104 ⽧ · 12 strokes
疾 ji
sickness, illness, disease; to envy, to hate
radical 104 ⽧ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “dysentery”

WordPinyinMeaning
痢lìdysentery
疶xièdysentery

Related words

Other words that share a character with 痢疾.

WordPinyinMeaning
白痢bái lìdysentery characterized by white mucous stool; white diarrhea
泄痢 (洩痢)xiè lìto have diarrhea
疾病jí bìngdisease; sickness; ailment
残疾 (殘疾)cán jídisabled; handicapped
残疾人 (殘疾人)cán jí réndisabled person
疟疾 (瘧疾)nüè jímalaria
疾苦jí kǔpain and difficulties; suffering (of the people)
疾风 (疾風)jí fēngstrong wind; gale

See also: Japanese symbol for “dysentery”.

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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