Chinese symbol for “herpes”
疱疹
pào zhěn
Traditional: 皰疹
blister; bleb (watery blister); herpes (medicine)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for herpes is 疱疹 (pào zhěn), defined as: blister; bleb (watery blister); herpes (medicine).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 疱疹.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脓疱 (膿皰) | nóng pào | pimple containing pus |
| 带状疱疹 (帶狀皰疹) | dài zhuàng pào zhěn | shingles; herpes zoster (medicine) |
| 水疱 (水皰) | shuǐ pào | blister |
| 疱疹病毒 (皰疹病毒) | pào zhěn bìng dú | herpes virus (med.) |
| 面疱 (面皰) | miàn pào | acne |
| 麻疹 | má zhěn | measles |
| 湿疹 (濕疹) | shī zhěn | eczema |
| 皮疹 | pí zhěn | a rash |
See also: Japanese symbol for “herpes”.
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.