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Chinese symbol for “ribosome”

核糖体
hé táng tǐ
Traditional: 核糖體
ribosome

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ribosome is 核糖体 (hé táng tǐ), defined as: ribosome.

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

核 hé
core, kernel; nut, seed; atom
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes
糖 táng
candy, sugar, sweets
radical 119 ⽶ · 16 strokes
体 tǐ
body; group, class; form, style, system
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 核糖体.

WordPinyinMeaning
核心hé xīncore; nucleus
考核kǎo héto examine; to check up on
审核 (審核)shěn héto audit; to investigate thoroughly
核武器hé wǔ qìnuclear weapon
核准hé zhǔnto authorize; to investigate then ratify
核电 (核電)hé diànnuclear power
糖果táng guǒcandy; measure word: 粒 (lì)
糖尿病táng niào bìngdiabetes; diabetes mellitus
媒体 (媒體)méi tǐmedia, esp. news media

See also: Japanese symbol for “ribosome”.

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.