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Chinese symbol for “genetic”

遗传性
yí chuán xìng
Traditional: 遺傳性
hereditary; inherited; genetic

The closest CC-CEDICT match for genetic is 遗传性 (yí chuán xìng), defined as: hereditary; inherited; genetic.

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

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
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 遗传性.

WordPinyinMeaning
遗憾 (遺憾)yí hànregret; to regret
遗址 (遺址)yí zhǐruins; historic relics
遗产 (遺產)yí chǎnheritage; legacy
遗传 (遺傳)yí chuánheredity; to inherit (a trait)
遗体 (遺體)yí tǐremains (of a dead person)
遗忘 (遺忘)yí wàngto forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
传统 (傳統)chuán tǒngtradition; traditional
宣传 (宣傳)xuān chuánto disseminate; to give publicity to
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “genetic”.

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.