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Chinese symbol for “retina”

视网膜
shì wǎng mó
Traditional: 視網膜
retina

The closest CC-CEDICT match for retina is 视网膜 (shì wǎng mó), defined as: retina.

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

视 shì
to look at, to inspect, to observe, to regard
radical 113 ⽰ · 8 strokes
网 wǎng
net; network
radical 122 ⽹ · 6 strokes
膜 mó
membrane, film; to kneel and worship
radical 130 ⾁ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “retina”

WordPinyinMeaning
网膜 (網膜)wǎng móretina (anatomy)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 视网膜.

WordPinyinMeaning
视频 (視頻)shì pínvideo
电视 (電視)diàn shìtelevision; TV; 台 (tái),部 (bù)
电视台 (電視台)diàn shì táitelevision station
重视 (重視)zhòng shìto attach importance to sth; to value
视为 (視為)shì wéito view as; to see as
网站 (網站)wǎng zhànwebsite
网络 (網絡)wǎng luònetwork; Internet
网址 (網址)wǎng zhǐweb address; URL
面膜miàn mófacial mask; cleanser

See also: Japanese symbol for “retina”.

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.