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Chinese symbol for “keratin”

角蛋白
jiǎo dàn bái
keratin (protein forming nails and feathers etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for keratin is 角蛋白 (jiǎo dàn bái), defined as: keratin (protein forming nails and feathers etc).

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

角 jiǎo
angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
radical 148 ⾓ · 7 strokes
蛋 dàn
egg
radical 142 ⾍ · 11 strokes
白 bái
white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
radical 106 ⽩ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “keratin”

WordPinyinMeaning
角质 (角質)jiǎo zhìcutin; keratin
角朊jiǎo ruǎnkeratin
角质素 (角質素)jiǎo zhì sùkeratin

Related words

Other words that share a character with 角蛋白.

WordPinyinMeaning
角色jué sèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
角度jiǎo dùangle; (fig.) point of view
主角zhǔ juéleading role; lead; protagonist
角落jiǎo luòcorner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook
视角 (視角)shì jiǎoangle from which one observes an object; (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference
三角sān jiǎotriangle; (math.) trigonometry (abbr. for 三角学 (sān jiǎo xué))
蛋糕dàn gāocake; 块 (kuài),个 (gè)
鸡蛋 (雞蛋)jī dàn(chicken) egg; hen's egg
明白míng baiclear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable

See also: Japanese symbol for “keratin”.

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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