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Chinese symbol for “epigenetics”

表观遗传学
biǎo guān yí chuán xué
Traditional: 表觀遺傳學
epigenetics

The closest CC-CEDICT match for epigenetics is 表观遗传学 (biǎo guān yí chuán xué), defined as: epigenetics.

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

表 biǎo
to show, to express, to display; outside, appearance; a watch
radical 145 ⾐ · 8 strokes
观 guān
to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
radical 147 ⾒ · 6 strokes
遗 yí
to lose; a lost article
radical 162 ⾡ · 12 strokes
传 chuán
to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 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 表观遗传学.

WordPinyinMeaning
代表dài biǎorepresentative; delegate
表示biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
表现 (表現)biǎo xiànto show; to show off
发表 (發表)fā biǎoto issue; to publish
表演biǎo yǎnplay; show
表达 (表達)biǎo dáto express; to convey
观点 (觀點)guān diǎnpoint of view; viewpoint
观众 (觀眾)guān zhòngspectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)
遗憾 (遺憾)yí hànregret; to regret
传统 (傳統)chuán tǒngtradition; traditional
学生 (學生)xué shengstudent; schoolchild

See also: Japanese symbol for “epigenetics”.

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.