Chinese symbol for “spasm”
痉
jìng
Traditional: 痙
spasm
The closest CC-CEDICT match for spasm is 痉 (jìng), defined as: spasm.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “spasm”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挛 (攣) | luán | (bound form) (of muscles) to cramp; to spasm |
| 痉挛 (痙攣) | jìng luán | to jerk; to contort |
| 抽风 (抽風) | chōu fēng | to ventilate; to induce a draft |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 痉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痉挛 (痙攣) | jìng luán | to jerk; to contort |
| 气管痉挛 (氣管痙攣) | qì guǎn jìng luán | breathing convulsions (as in asthma); tracheospasm |
| 热痉挛 (熱痙攣) | rè jìng luán | heat cramps |
| 痛性痉挛 (痛性痙攣) | tòng xìng jìng luán | (muscle) cramp |
| 解痉剂 (解痙劑) | xiè jìng jì | antispasmodic (pharm.) |
| 镇痉剂 (鎮痙劑) | zhèn jìng jì | antispasmodic (pharmacology) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “spasm”.
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.