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Chinese symbol for “kinase”

激酶
jī méi
kinase (biochemistry)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for kinase is 激酶 (jī méi), defined as: kinase (biochemistry).

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

激 jī
to arouse, to incite; acute, sharp; fierce, violent
radical 85 ⽔ · 16 strokes
酶 méi
enzyme; to ferment
radical 164 ⾣ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 激酶.

WordPinyinMeaning
刺激cì jīto provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
激烈jī liè(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce
激动 (激動)jī dòngto move emotionally; to stir up (emotions)
激发 (激發)jī fāto arouse; to stimulate
激励 (激勵)jī lìto encourage; to urge
激情jī qíngpassion; fervor
辅酶 (輔酶)fǔ méicoenzyme (chemistry)
蛋白酶dàn bái méiprotease

See also: Japanese symbol for “kinase”.

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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