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Chinese symbol for “incubator”

孵化器
fū huà qì
incubator (for eggs or startup businesses)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for incubator is 孵化器 (fū huà qì), defined as: incubator (for eggs or startup businesses).

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

孵 fū
to brood over eggs, to incubate, to hatch
radical 39 ⼦ · 14 strokes
化 huà
to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
radical 21 ⼔ · 4 strokes
器 qì
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes

Other Chinese words for “incubator”

WordPinyinMeaning
孵化场 (孵化場)fū huà chǎngincubator; hatchery (for poultry etc)
保育箱bǎo yù xiāngincubator (for newborns)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 孵化器.

WordPinyinMeaning
孵化fū huàbreeding; to incubate
孵化期fū huà qīincubation period; time for sth to develop
孵卵fū luǎnto hatch; to brood
孵蛋fū dànto incubate
孵育fū yùto incubate; to rear (chicks)
文化wén huàculture; civilization
变化 (變化)biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
现代化 (現代化)xiàn dài huàmodernization; 个 (gè)
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms

See also: Japanese symbol for “incubator”.

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.