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Chinese symbol for “microbiota”

菌群
jūn qún
microbiota; microbiome

The closest CC-CEDICT match for microbiota is 菌群 (jūn qún), defined as: microbiota; microbiome.

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

菌 jūn
mushroom; bacteria, germ, microbe
radical 140 ⾋ · 11 strokes
群 qún
group, crowd; multitude, mob
radical 123 ⽺ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “microbiota”

WordPinyinMeaning
正常菌群zhèng cháng jūn qúnmicrobiome; microbiota

Related words

Other words that share a character with 菌群.

WordPinyinMeaning
细菌 (細菌)xì jūnbacterium; germ
杆菌 (桿菌)gǎn jūnbacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria)
真菌zhēn jūnfungi; fungus
病菌bìng jūnharmful bacteria; pathogenic bacteria
杀菌 (殺菌)shā jūnto kill germs; to disinfect
抗菌kàng jūnantibacterial
群众 (群眾)qún zhòngmass; multitude
群体 (群體)qún tǐcommunity; colony

See also: Japanese symbol for “microbiota”.

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.