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Chinese symbol for “hiv”

爱滋病毒
ài zī bìng dú
Traditional: 愛滋病毒
HIV; the AIDS virus

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hiv is 爱滋病毒 (ài zī bìng dú), defined as: HIV; the AIDS virus.

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

爱 ài
to love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection
radical 87 ⽖ · 10 strokes
滋 zī
to grow, to nourish; to multiply, to thrive
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes
病 bìng
sickness, illness, disease
radical 104 ⽧ · 10 strokes
毒 dú
poison, venom; drug, narcotic
radical 80 ⽏ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “hiv”

WordPinyinMeaning
艾滋病病毒ài zī bìng bìng dúHIV (human immunodeficiency virus)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 爱滋病毒.

WordPinyinMeaning
爱情 (愛情)ài qíngromance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn)
可爱 (可愛)kě àiadorable; cute
爱国 (愛國)ài guóto love one's country; patriotic
喜爱 (喜愛)xǐ àito like; to love
亲爱 (親愛)qīn àidear; beloved
热爱 (熱愛)rè àito love ardently; to adore
艾滋病ài zī bìng(loanword) AIDS
滋味zī wèitaste; flavor
病毒bìng dúvirus
毒品dú pǐndrugs; narcotics

See also: Japanese symbol for “hiv”.

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.