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Chinese symbol for “pancreatitis”

胰腺炎
yí xiàn yán
pancreatitis

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pancreatitis is 胰腺炎 (yí xiàn yán), defined as: pancreatitis.

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

胰 yí
pancreas; soap
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes
腺 xiàn
gland
radical 130 ⾁ · 13 strokes
炎 yán
flame, blaze; hot
radical 86 ⽕ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “pancreatitis”

WordPinyinMeaning
胰脏炎 (胰臟炎)yí zàng yánpancreatitis

Related words

Other words that share a character with 胰腺炎.

WordPinyinMeaning
胰岛素 (胰島素)yí dǎo sùinsulin
胰腺yí xiànpancreas
胰脏 (胰臟)yí zàngpancreas
胰岛 (胰島)yí dǎo(anatomy) pancreatic islets; islets of Langerhans
胰液yí yèpancreatic fluid
乳腺癌rǔ xiàn áibreast cancer
甲状腺 (甲狀腺)jiǎ zhuàng xiàn(anatomy) thyroid gland
前列腺qián liè xiànprostate gland
肺炎fèi yánpneumonia; inflammation of the lungs

See also: Japanese symbol for “pancreatitis”.

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.