Chinese symbol for “epidemic”
疫情
yì qíng
epidemic; outbreak
The closest CC-CEDICT match for epidemic is 疫情 (yì qíng), defined as: epidemic; outbreak.
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
Other Chinese words for “epidemic”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瘟 | wēn | epidemic; pestilence; plague; (fig.) stupid; dull; (of a performance) lackluster |
| 疫 | yì | (bound form) epidemic; plague |
| 温 (溫) | wēn | warm; lukewarm; to warm up |
| 流行性 | liú xíng xìng | qualities that make sth popular or fashionable; (of a disease) epidemic |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 疫情.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疫苗 | yì miáo | vaccine |
| 免疫 | miǎn yì | immunity (to disease) |
| 防疫 | fáng yì | to prevent epidemics |
| 瘟疫 | wēn yì | plague; pestilence |
| 检疫 (檢疫) | jiǎn yì | quarantine |
| 情况 (情況) | qíng kuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation; 种 (zhǒng) |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng) |
| 情绪 (情緒) | qíng xù | mood; state of mind |
See also: Japanese symbol for “epidemic”.
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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