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Chinese symbol for “epilepsy”

癫痫
diān xián
Traditional: 癲癇
epilepsy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for epilepsy is 癫痫 (diān xián), defined as: epilepsy.

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

癫 diān
crazy, insane; madness, mania
radical 104 ⽧ · 21 strokes
痫 xián
epilepsy, convulsions
radical 104 ⽧ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “epilepsy”

WordPinyinMeaning
羊角风 (羊角風)yáng jiǎo fēngepilepsy
痫 (癇)xiánepilepsy; insanity
羊癫疯 (羊癲瘋)yáng diān fēngepilepsy
羊痫风 (羊癇風)yáng xián fēngepilepsy
惊痫 (驚癇)jīng xiánepilepsy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 癫痫.

WordPinyinMeaning
疯疯癫癫 (瘋瘋癲癲)fēng feng diān diānderanged; erratic
疯癫 (瘋癲)fēng diāninsane; crazy
癫狂 (癲狂)diān kuángderanged; mad
发癫 (發癲)fā diānto go crazy; to lose one's mind
羊癫疯 (羊癲瘋)yáng diān fēngepilepsy
癫痫发作 (癲癇發作)diān xián fā zuòepileptic seizure
羊痫风 (羊癇風)yáng xián fēngepilepsy
惊痫 (驚癇)jīng xiánepilepsy

See also: Japanese symbol for “epilepsy”.

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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