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Chinese symbol for “protein”

蛋白质
dàn bái zhì
Traditional: 蛋白質
protein

The closest CC-CEDICT match for protein is 蛋白质 (dàn bái zhì), defined as: protein.

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

蛋 dàn
egg
radical 142 ⾍ · 11 strokes
白 bái
white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
radical 106 ⽩ · 5 strokes
质 zhì
essence, nature; material, substance
radical 154 ⾙ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “protein”

WordPinyinMeaning
朊ruǎnprotein
蛋白dàn báiegg white; protein

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蛋白质.

WordPinyinMeaning
蛋糕dàn gāocake; 块 (kuài),个 (gè)
鸡蛋 (雞蛋)jī dàn(chicken) egg; hen's egg
笨蛋bèn dàn(mild insult) fool; idiot; (playful) silly person
蛋白dàn báiegg white; protein
混蛋hún dànscoundrel; bastard
明白míng baiclear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable
白色bái sèwhite; fig. reactionary
白人bái rénwhite man or woman; Caucasian
质量 (質量)zhì liàng(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence)

See also: Japanese symbol for “protein”.

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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