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Chinese symbol for “edema”

留饮
liú yǐn
Traditional: 留飲
(TCM) edema; dropsy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for edema is 留饮 (liú yǐn), defined as: (TCM) edema; dropsy.

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

留 liú
to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message;
radical 102 ⽥ · 10 strokes
饮 yǐn
to swallow, to drink; a kind of drink
radical 184 ⾷ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “edema”

WordPinyinMeaning
浮肿病 (浮腫病)fú zhǒng bìng(medicine) edema; dropsy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 留饮.

WordPinyinMeaning
留下liú xiàto leave behind; to stay behind
保留bǎo liúto keep; to retain
留言liú yánto leave a message; to leave one's comments; message
留学 (留學)liú xuéto study abroad
停留tíng liúto stay for a time; to stop; to remain; to remain (at a stage, level etc)
拘留jū liúto detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
饮食 (飲食)yǐn shíeating and drinking; food and drink; diet
饮料 (飲料)yǐn liàodrink; beverage

See also: Japanese symbol for “edema”.

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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