Chinese symbol for “embolism”
栓塞
shuān sè
(medicine) embolism
The closest CC-CEDICT match for embolism is 栓塞 (shuān sè), defined as: (medicine) embolism.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 栓塞.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 血栓 | xuè shuān | blood clot; thrombus |
| 螺栓 | luó shuān | bolt (male component of nut and bolt) |
| 枪栓 (槍栓) | qiāng shuān | gun bolt |
| 肺栓塞 | fèi shuān sè | pulmonary embolism (medicine) |
| 消防栓 | xiāo fáng shuān | fire hydrant |
| 堵塞 | dǔ sè | to clog up; blockage |
| 活塞 | huó sāi | piston |
| 塞车 (塞車) | sāi chē | traffic jam |
See also: Japanese symbol for “embolism”.
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.