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Chinese symbol for “paracetamol”

扑热息痛
pū rè xī tòng
Traditional: 撲熱息痛
paracetamol (loanword)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for paracetamol is 扑热息痛 (pū rè xī tòng), defined as: paracetamol (loanword).

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

扑 pū
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
radical 64 ⼿ · 5 strokes
热 rè
heat, fever, zeal
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes
息 xī
to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes
痛 tòng
ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
radical 104 ⽧ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “paracetamol”

WordPinyinMeaning
对乙酰氨基酚 (對乙酰氨基酚)duì yǐ xiān ān jī fēnparacetamol; acetaminophen

Related words

Other words that share a character with 扑热息痛.

WordPinyinMeaning
扑克 (撲克)pū kèpoker (game) (loanword); playing cards
扑灭 (撲滅)pū mièto eradicate; to extinguish
扑克牌 (撲克牌)pū kè páipoker (card game); playing card
相扑 (相撲)xiāng pūsumo wrestling; also pr. [xiang4 pu1]
反扑 (反撲)fǎn pūto counterattack; to come back after a defeat
拓扑 (拓撲)tuò pū(math.) (loanword) topology
热情 (熱情)rè qíngcordial; enthusiastic
热爱 (熱愛)rè àito love ardently; to adore
信息xìn xīinformation; news; message
痛苦tòng kǔpain; suffering

See also: Japanese symbol for “paracetamol”.

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.