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Chinese symbol for “salmonella”

沙门氏菌
shā mén shì jūn
Traditional: 沙門氏菌
Salmonella

The closest CC-CEDICT match for salmonella is 沙门氏菌 (shā mén shì jūn), defined as: Salmonella.

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

沙 shā
sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes
门 mén
gate, door, entrance, opening
radical 169 ⾨ · 3 strokes
氏 shì
clan, family; maiden name
radical 83 ⽒ · 4 strokes
菌 jūn
mushroom; bacteria, germ, microbe
radical 140 ⾋ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 沙门氏菌.

WordPinyinMeaning
沙漠shā mòdesert; 个 (gè)
金沙jīn shāgold dust; salted egg yolk sauce
沙发 (沙發)shā fā(loanword) sofa (条 (tiáo),张 (zhāng)); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
沙滩 (沙灘)shā tānbeach; sandy shore
沙龙 (沙龍)shā lóngsalon (loanword)
沙皇shā huángczar (loanword)
部门 (部門)bù méndepartment; branch
专门 (專門)zhuān ménspecialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose)
氏族shì zúclan
细菌 (細菌)xì jūnbacterium; germ

See also: Japanese symbol for “salmonella”.

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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