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Chinese symbol for “ricin”

蓖麻毒素
bì má dú sù
ricin (biochemistry)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ricin is 蓖麻毒素 (bì má dú sù), defined as: ricin (biochemistry).

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

蓖 bì
the castor-oil plant; Ricinus commumis
radical 140 ⾋ · 13 strokes
麻 má
hemp, flax, sesame; numb
radical 200 ⿇ · 11 strokes
毒 dú
poison, venom; drug, narcotic
radical 80 ⽏ · 9 strokes
素 sù
plain; white; vegetarian; formerly; normally
radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “ricin”

WordPinyinMeaning
蓖麻毒蛋白bì má dú dàn báiricin (biochemistry)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蓖麻毒素.

WordPinyinMeaning
蓖麻bì mácastor-oil plant
蓖麻籽bì má zǐcastor beans
麻烦 (麻煩)má fantrouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying
大麻dà máhemp (Cannabis sativa); cannabis
麻将 (麻將)má jiàngmahjong; measure word: 局 (jú), 副 (fù)
麻醉má zuìanesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)
麻木má mùnumb; insensitive
麻雀má quèsparrow; (dialect) mahjong
病毒bìng dúvirus
因素yīn sùelement; factor

See also: Japanese symbol for “ricin”.

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.