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Chinese symbol for “malaria”

疟疾
nüè jí
Traditional: 瘧疾
malaria

The closest CC-CEDICT match for malaria is 疟疾 (nüè jí), defined as: malaria.

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

疟 nüè
malaria; intermittent fever
radical 104 ⽧ · 8 strokes
疾 jí
sickness, illness, disease; to envy, to hate
radical 104 ⽧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “malaria”

WordPinyinMeaning
疟 (瘧)nüèmalaria
冷热病 (冷熱病)lěng rè bìngmalaria
摆子 (擺子)bǎi zimalaria
疟子 (瘧子)yào zi(coll.) malaria
疟疾病 (瘧疾病)nüè jí bìngmalaria

Related words

Other words that share a character with 疟疾.

WordPinyinMeaning
疟原虫 (瘧原蟲)nüè yuán chóngplasmodium (malaria parasite)
疟蚊 (瘧蚊)nüè wénAnopheles (type of mosquito)
痎疟 (痎瘧)jiē nüè(TCM) tertian malaria
疟子 (瘧子)yào zi(coll.) malaria
疟疾病 (瘧疾病)nüè jí bìngmalaria
疾病jí bìngdisease; sickness; ailment
残疾 (殘疾)cán jídisabled; handicapped
残疾人 (殘疾人)cán jí réndisabled person

See also: Japanese symbol for “malaria”.

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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