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Chinese symbol for “inbreeding”

近亲繁殖
jìn qīn fán zhí
Traditional: 近親繁殖
inbreeding

The closest CC-CEDICT match for inbreeding is 近亲繁殖 (jìn qīn fán zhí), defined as: inbreeding.

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

近 jìn
to approach; near, close; intimate
radical 162 ⾡ · 8 strokes
亲 qīn
relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
radical 8 ⼇ · 9 strokes
繁 fán
complex, difficult; many, diverse
radical 120 ⽷ · 17 strokes
殖 zhí
to breed, to spawn; to grow, to prosper
radical 78 ⽍ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “inbreeding”

WordPinyinMeaning
近亲交配 (近親交配)jìn qīn jiāo pèiinbreeding

Related words

Other words that share a character with 近亲繁殖.

WordPinyinMeaning
最近zuì jìnrecently; soon
附近fù jìnnearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
接近jiē jìnto approach; to get close to
近期jìn qīnear in time; in the near future
近日jìn rì(in) the past few days; recently
近年来 (近年來)jìn nián láifor the past few years
母亲 (母親)mǔ qīnmother
父亲 (父親)fù qīnfather; also pr. [fu4 qin5]
繁荣 (繁榮)fán róngprosperous; booming
养殖 (養殖)yǎng zhíto raise; to breed (animals etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “inbreeding”.

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.