Chinese symbol for “sars”
萨斯
sà sī
Traditional: 薩斯
SARS; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sars is 萨斯 (sà sī), defined as: SARS; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “sars”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非典 | fēi diǎn | atypical pneumonia; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| 萨斯病 (薩斯病) | sà sī bìng | SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) |
| 沙士 | shā shì | (loanword) sarsaparilla (carbonated soft drink); (HK) (loanword) SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) |
| 煞 | shà | fiend; demon |
| 非典型肺炎 | fēi diǎn xíng fèi yán | atypical pneumonia; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 萨斯.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 菩萨 (菩薩) | pú sà | (Buddhism) bodhisattva |
| 披萨 (披薩) | pī sà | (loanword) pizza |
| 比萨 (比薩) | bǐ sà | (loanword) pizza |
| 比萨饼 (比薩餅) | bǐ sà bǐng | pizza (loanword); 张 (zhāng) |
| 萨克斯 (薩克斯) | sà kè sī | sax; saxophone |
| 法西斯 | fǎ xī sī | fascist (loanword) |
| 瓦斯 | wǎ sī | gas (loanword) |
| 布鲁斯 (布魯斯) | bù lǔ sī | blues (music) (loanword) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sars”.
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.