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Chinese symbol for “sedative”

镇静药
zhèn jìng yào
Traditional: 鎮靜藥
sedative

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sedative is 镇静药 (zhèn jìng yào), defined as: sedative.

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

镇 zhèn
calm, composed; to control, to suppress
radical 167 ⾦ · 15 strokes
静 jìng
still, quiet, motionless, gentle
radical 174 ⾭ · 14 strokes
药 yào
drugs, medicine; the leaf of the Dahurian angelica plant
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sedative”

WordPinyinMeaning
镇定剂 (鎮定劑)zhèn dìng jìtranquilizer; depressant

Related words

Other words that share a character with 镇静药.

WordPinyinMeaning
城镇 (城鎮)chéng zhèntown; cities and towns
镇压 (鎮壓)zhèn yāsuppression; repression
小镇 (小鎮)xiǎo zhènsmall town; village
乡镇 (鄉鎮)xiāng zhèntownships and towns (collective term for the two principal township-level administrative divisions); small towns (general sense)
市镇 (市鎮)shì zhènsmall town
村镇 (村鎮)cūn zhènhamlet (place)
安静 (安靜)ān jìngquiet; peaceful
冷静 (冷靜)lěng jìngcalm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
药物 (藥物)yào wùmedicaments; pharmaceuticals

See also: Japanese symbol for “sedative”.

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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