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Chinese symbol for “sterile”

无菌
wú jūn
Traditional: 無菌
sterile; aseptic

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sterile is 无菌 (wú jūn), defined as: sterile; aseptic.

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

无 wú
no, not; lacking, -less
radical 71 ⽆ · 4 strokes
菌 jūn
mushroom; bacteria, germ, microbe
radical 140 ⾋ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 无菌.

WordPinyinMeaning
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of
无论 (無論)wú lùnno matter what or how; regardless of whether...
毫无 (毫無)háo wúnot in the least; to completely lack
无限 (無限)wú xiànunlimited; unbounded; infinite
无关 (無關)wú guānunrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)
无数 (無數)wú shùcountless; numberless
细菌 (細菌)xì jūnbacterium; germ
杆菌 (桿菌)gǎn jūnbacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria)

See also: Japanese symbol for “sterile”.

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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