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Chinese symbol for “implantation”

着床
zhuó chuáng
Traditional: 著床
to lie down on a bed; (physiology) implantation (attachment of a blastocyst to the lining of the uterus); (of an oyster larva) to attach to a substrate; (fig.) to take root

The closest CC-CEDICT match for implantation is 着床 (zhuó chuáng), defined as: to lie down on a bed; (physiology) implantation (attachment of a blastocyst to the lining of the uterus); (of an oyster larva) to attach to a substrate; (fig.) to take root; to become established.

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

着 zhuó
to make a move, to take action
radical 109 ⽬ · 12 strokes
床 chuáng
bed, couch; framework, chassis
radical 53 ⼴ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 着床.

WordPinyinMeaning
随着 (隨著)suí zhealong with; in the wake of
有着 (有著)yǒu zheto have; to possess
接着 (接著)jiē zheto catch and hold on; to continue
意味着 (意味著)yì wèi zheto signify; to mean
活着 (活著)huó zhealive
穿着 (穿著)chuān zhuóattire; clothes; dress
临床 (臨床)lín chuáng(medicine) clinical
起床qǐ chuángto get out of bed; to get up

See also: Japanese symbol for “implantation”.

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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