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Chinese symbol for “shingles”

带状疱疹
dài zhuàng pào zhěn
Traditional: 帶狀皰疹
shingles; herpes zoster (medicine)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shingles is 带状疱疹 (dài zhuàng pào zhěn), defined as: shingles; herpes zoster (medicine).

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

带 dài
belt, strap; band, ribbon; area, zone; to carry, to raise, to wear
radical 50 ⼱ · 9 strokes
状 zhuàng
state, condition; shape, appearance, form; certificate
radical 94 ⽝ · 7 strokes
疱 pào
acne
radical 104 ⽧ · 10 strokes
疹 zhěn
rash, measles; fever
radical 104 ⽧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 带状疱疹.

WordPinyinMeaning
带来 (帶來)dài láito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
一带 (一帶)yī dàiregion; area
带领 (帶領)dài lǐngto guide; to lead
带动 (帶動)dài dòngto spur; to provide impetus; to drive
带有 (帶有)dài yǒuto have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc); to carry (a pathogen, connotation et
热带 (熱帶)rè dàithe tropics; tropical
状态 (狀態)zhuàng tàicondition; state; state of affairs
状况 (狀況)zhuàng kuàngcondition; state; situation
疱疹 (皰疹)pào zhěnblister; bleb (watery blister)
麻疹má zhěnmeasles

See also: Japanese symbol for “shingles”.

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.