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Chinese symbol for “physiotherapy”

理疗
lǐ liáo
Traditional: 理療
physiotherapy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for physiotherapy is 理疗 (lǐ liáo), defined as: physiotherapy.

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

理 lǐ
science, reason, logic; to manage
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes
疗 liáo
cured, healed; to recover
radical 104 ⽧ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “physiotherapy”

WordPinyinMeaning
物理疗法 (物理療法)wù lǐ liáo fǎphysiotherapy; physical therapy
物理治疗 (物理治療)wù lǐ zhì liáophysiotherapy; physical therapy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 理疗.

WordPinyinMeaning
管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage
处理 (處理)chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish
理论 (理論)lǐ lùntheory; 个 (gè)
理解lǐ jiěto comprehend; to understand
总理 (總理)zǒng lǐpremier; prime minister
理由lǐ yóureason; grounds
医疗 (醫療)yī liáomedical treatment
治疗 (治療)zhì liáoto treat (an illness); medical treatment

See also: Japanese symbol for “physiotherapy”.

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.

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