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Chinese symbol for “stasis”

瘀滞
yū zhì
Traditional: 瘀滯
(in Chinese medicine) stasis (of blood or other fluids)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stasis is 瘀滞 (yū zhì), defined as: (in Chinese medicine) stasis (of blood or other fluids).

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

瘀 yū
hematoma, contusion
radical 104 ⽧ · 13 strokes
滞 zhì
to block, to obstruct; sluggish, stagnant
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 瘀滞.

WordPinyinMeaning
瘀伤 (瘀傷)yū shāngto become bruised; bruising
瘀血yū xuèclotted blood; extravasated blood (leaking into surrounding tissue)
瘀斑yū bān(medicine) ecchymosis; bruising
祛瘀qū yūto dispel blood stasis (TCM)
瘀青yū qīngbruise; contusion
停滞 (停滯)tíng zhìstagnation; at a standstill
滞留 (滯留)zhì liú(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded; (of sth that would typically dissipate
滞后 (滯後)zhì hòuto lag behind

See also: Japanese symbol for “stasis”.

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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