Chinese symbol for “marrow”
精髓
jīng suǐ
marrow; pith; quintessence; essence
The closest CC-CEDICT match for marrow is 精髓 (jīng suǐ), defined as: marrow; pith; quintessence; essence.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 精髓.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit; mind |
| 精彩 | jīng cǎi | wonderful; marvelous |
| 精力 | jīng lì | energy (physical or mental) |
| 精确 (精確) | jīng què | accurate; precise |
| 精英 | jīng yīng | cream; elite |
| 骨髓 | gǔ suǐ | bone marrow |
| 脊髓 | jǐ suǐ | spinal cord; medulla spinalis |
| 骨髓移植 | gǔ suǐ yí zhí | (medicine) bone marrow transplant |
See also: Japanese symbol for “marrow”.
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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