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Chinese symbol for “dyslexia”

阅读障碍
yuè dú zhàng ài
Traditional: 閱讀障礙
dyslexia

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dyslexia is 阅读障碍 (yuè dú zhàng ài), defined as: dyslexia.

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

阅 yuè
to examine, to inspect; to read, to review
radical 169 ⾨ · 10 strokes
读 dú
to study, to learn; to read, to pronounce
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
障 zhàng
to separate; shield, barricade
radical 170 ⾩ · 13 strokes
碍 ài
to block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct
radical 112 ⽯ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “dyslexia”

WordPinyinMeaning
诵读困难症 (誦讀困難症)sòng dú kùn nan zhèngdyslexia

Related words

Other words that share a character with 阅读障碍.

WordPinyinMeaning
阅读 (閱讀)yuè dúto read
订阅 (訂閱)dìng yuèsubscription; to subscribe to
查阅 (查閱)chá yuèto consult; to refer to
阅兵 (閱兵)yuè bīngto review troops; military parade
参阅 (參閱)cān yuèto consult; to refer to
阅读器 (閱讀器)yuè dú qìreader (software)
读者 (讀者)dú zhěreader
读书 (讀書)dú shūto read a book; to study
保障bǎo zhàngto ensure; to guarantee
障碍 (障礙)zhàng àibarrier; obstruction

See also: Japanese symbol for “dyslexia”.

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.