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Chinese symbol for “proximal”

近端
jìn duān
(anatomy) proximal

The closest CC-CEDICT match for proximal is 近端 (jìn duān), defined as: (anatomy) proximal.

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

近 jìn
to approach; near, close; intimate
radical 162 ⾡ · 8 strokes
端 duān
end, extreme; head; beginning
radical 117 ⽴ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 近端.

WordPinyinMeaning
最近zuì jìnrecently; soon
附近fù jìnnearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
接近jiē jìnto approach; to get close to
近期jìn qīnear in time; in the near future
近日jìn rì(in) the past few days; recently
近年来 (近年來)jìn nián láifor the past few years
极端 (極端)jí duānextreme
高端gāo duānhigh-end

See also: Japanese symbol for “proximal”.

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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