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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).

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

疱 pào
acne
radical 104 ⽧ · 10 strokes
疹 zhěn
rash, measles; fever
radical 104 ⽧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 疱疹.

WordPinyinMeaning
脓疱 (膿皰)nóng pàopimple containing pus
带状疱疹 (帶狀皰疹)dài zhuàng pào zhěnshingles; herpes zoster (medicine)
水疱 (水皰)shuǐ pàoblister
疱疹病毒 (皰疹病毒)pào zhěn bìng dúherpes virus (med.)
面疱 (面皰)miàn pàoacne
麻疹má zhěnmeasles
湿疹 (濕疹)shī zhěneczema
皮疹pí zhěna 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.

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