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Chinese symbol for “infirmary”

医务室
yī wù shì
Traditional: 醫務室
infirmary; sick bay; 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for infirmary is 医务室 (yī wù shì), defined as: infirmary; sick bay; 个 (gè).

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

医 yī
to cure, to heal, to treat; doctor; medicine
radical 23 ⼖ · 7 strokes
务 wù
affairs, business; should; must
radical 19 ⼒ · 6 strokes
室 shì
house, home; room, chamber
radical 40 ⼧ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “infirmary”

WordPinyinMeaning
病室bìng shìinfirmary; ward

Related words

Other words that share a character with 医务室.

WordPinyinMeaning
医院 (醫院)yī yuànhospital; measure word: 所 (suǒ), 家 (jiā), 座 (zuò)
医疗 (醫療)yī liáomedical treatment
医生 (醫生)yī shēngdoctor; medical practitioner
医学 (醫學)yī xuémedicine; medical science
医药 (醫藥)yī yàomedical care and medicines; medicine (drug)
医师 (醫師)yī shīdoctor; physician
服务 (服務)fú wùto serve; service
任务 (任務)rèn wumission; assignment; task; duty; role; 项 (xiàng)
办公室 (辦公室)bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises

See also: Japanese symbol for “infirmary”.

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.