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Chinese symbol for “menopause”

更年期
gēng nián qī
menopause; andropause

The closest CC-CEDICT match for menopause is 更年期 (gēng nián qī), defined as: menopause; andropause.

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

更 gēng
more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify
radical 73 ⽈ · 7 strokes
年 nián
year; anniversary; a person's age
radical 51 ⼲ · 6 strokes
期 qī
a period of time; date, time; phase
radical 74 ⽉ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “menopause”

WordPinyinMeaning
绝经 (絕經)jué jīngmenopause

Related words

Other words that share a character with 更年期.

WordPinyinMeaning
更加gèng jiāmore (than sth else); even more
更新gēng xīnto replace the old with new; to renew
更是gèng shìeven more (so)
更为 (更為)gèng wéieven more
更换 (更換)gēng huànto replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)
变更 (變更)biàn gēngto change; to alter
年代nián dàia decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age
今年jīn niánthis year
时期 (時期)shí qīperiod; phase

See also: Japanese symbol for “menopause”.

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.