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Chinese symbol for “organ”

器官
qì guān
(physiology) organ; apparatus

The closest CC-CEDICT match for organ is 器官 (qì guān), defined as: (physiology) organ; apparatus.

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

器 qì
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes
官 guān
official, public servant
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “organ”

WordPinyinMeaning
管风琴 (管風琴)guǎn fēng qínorgan; pipe organ
机关 (機關)jī guānmechanism; gear; machine-operated
脏 (臟)zàngviscera; (anatomy) organ

Related words

Other words that share a character with 器官.

WordPinyinMeaning
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms
机器 (機器)jī qìmachine; 台 (tái),部 (bù),个 (gè)
机器人 (機器人)jī qì rénrobot; android
服务器 (服務器)fú wù qìserver (computer); 台 (tái)
仪器 (儀器)yí qìinstrument; apparatus; 台 (tái)
官方guān fānggovernment; official (approved or issued by an authority)
官员 (官員)guān yuánofficial (in an organization or government); administrator
法官fǎ guānjudge (in court)

See also: Japanese symbol for “organ”.

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.