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Chinese symbol for “germs”

病菌
bìng jūn
harmful bacteria; pathogenic bacteria; germs

The closest CC-CEDICT match for germs is 病菌 (bìng jūn), defined as: harmful bacteria; pathogenic bacteria; germs.

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

病 bìng
sickness, illness, disease
radical 104 ⽧ · 10 strokes
菌 jūn
mushroom; bacteria, germ, microbe
radical 140 ⾋ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 病菌.

WordPinyinMeaning
病毒bìng dúvirus
疾病jí bìngdisease; sickness; ailment
病人bìng rénsick person; patient
病例bìng lì(medical) case; occurrence of illness
生病shēng bìngto fall ill
艾滋病ài zī bìng(loanword) AIDS
细菌 (細菌)xì jūnbacterium; germ
杆菌 (桿菌)gǎn jūnbacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria)

See also: Japanese symbol for “germs”.

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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