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Chinese symbol for “insecticide”

杀虫剂
shā chóng jì
Traditional: 殺蟲劑
insecticide; pesticide

The closest CC-CEDICT match for insecticide is 杀虫剂 (shā chóng jì), defined as: insecticide; pesticide.

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

杀 shā
to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes
虫 chóng
insect, worm; mollusk
radical 142 ⾍ · 6 strokes
剂 jì
dose; medicine; measure word for medicines
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “insecticide”

WordPinyinMeaning
杀虫 (殺蟲)shā chónginsecticide
杀虫药 (殺蟲藥)shā chóng yàoinsecticide

Related words

Other words that share a character with 杀虫剂.

WordPinyinMeaning
自杀 (自殺)zì shāto kill oneself; to commit suicide
杀人 (殺人)shā rénto kill a person; to commit murder
谋杀 (謀殺)móu shāto murder; to assassinate
屠杀 (屠殺)tú shāto massacre; to slaughter
杀害 (殺害)shā hàito murder
杀死 (殺死)shā sǐto kill
昆虫 (昆蟲)kūn chónginsect; 只 (zhī),群 (qún),堆 (duī)
寄生虫 (寄生蟲)jì shēng chóngparasite (biology); (fig.) freeloader
剂量 (劑量)jì liàngdosage; prescribed dose of medicine

See also: Japanese symbol for “insecticide”.

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.