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Chinese symbol for “sciatica”

坐骨神经痛
zuò gǔ shén jīng tòng
Traditional: 坐骨神經痛
sciatica

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sciatica is 坐骨神经痛 (zuò gǔ shén jīng tòng), defined as: sciatica.

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

坐 zuò
seat; to sit; to ride, to travel by
radical 32 ⼟ · 7 strokes
骨 gǔ
bone; skeleton; frame, framework
radical 188 ⾻ · 10 strokes
神 shén
god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
radical 113 ⽰ · 10 strokes
经 jīng
the classics; to experience, to undergo
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
痛 tòng
ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
radical 104 ⽧ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 坐骨神经痛.

WordPinyinMeaning
坐下zuò xiato sit down
坐标 (坐標)zuò biāovariant of 坐标 (zuò biāo)
乘坐chéng zuòto take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
坐牢zuò láoto be imprisoned
坐落zuò luòto be situated; to be located (of a building)
骨头 (骨頭)gǔ toubone; measure word: 根 (gēn), 块 (kuài)
骨干 (骨幹)gǔ gàndiaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone
骨折gǔ zhéto suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
已经 (已經)yǐ jīngalready
痛苦tòng kǔpain; suffering

See also: Japanese symbol for “sciatica”.

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.