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Chinese symbol for “impotence”

阳痿
yáng wěi
Traditional: 陽痿
(medicine) impotence

The closest CC-CEDICT match for impotence is 阳痿 (yáng wěi), defined as: (medicine) impotence.

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

阳 yáng
the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
radical 170 ⾩ · 6 strokes
痿 wěi
paralysis; impotence
radical 104 ⽧ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “impotence”

WordPinyinMeaning
不举 (不舉)bù jǔerectile dysfunction; impotence

Related words

Other words that share a character with 阳痿.

WordPinyinMeaning
太阳 (太陽)tài yangsun; sunlight; sunshine
阳光 (陽光)yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic
太阳能 (太陽能)tài yáng néngsolar energy
阳台 (陽台)yáng táivariant of 阳台 (yáng tái)
朝阳 (朝陽)cháo yángto be exposed to the sun; in a position facing the sun

See also: Japanese symbol for “impotence”.

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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