King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “embryology”

胚胎学
pēi tāi xué
Traditional: 胚胎學
embryology

The closest CC-CEDICT match for embryology is 胚胎学 (pēi tāi xué), defined as: embryology.

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

胚 pēi
embryo; an unfinished thing
radical 130 ⾁ · 9 strokes
胎 tāi
embryo, fetus; car tire
radical 130 ⾁ · 9 strokes
学 xué
learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology
radical 39 ⼦ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 胚胎学.

WordPinyinMeaning
胚胎pēi tāiembryo
胚层 (胚層)pēi cénggerm layer; layer of tissue in embryology
胚珠pēi zhūovule
胚芽pēi yábud; sprout
胚乳pēi rǔ(botany) endosperm
轮胎 (輪胎)lún tāitire; pneumatic tire
胎儿 (胎兒)tāi érunborn child; fetus
堕胎 (墮胎)duò tāito induce an abortion; induced abortion
学生 (學生)xué shengstudent; schoolchild

See also: Japanese symbol for “embryology”.

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.