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Chinese symbol for “streptococcus”

链球菌
liàn qiú jūn
Traditional: 鏈球菌
streptococcus (genus of bacteria)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for streptococcus is 链球菌 (liàn qiú jūn), defined as: streptococcus (genus of bacteria).

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

链 liàn
chain, wire; chains, shackles
radical 167 ⾦ · 12 strokes
球 qiú
ball, globe, sphere; round
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes
菌 jūn
mushroom; bacteria, germ, microbe
radical 140 ⾋ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 链球菌.

WordPinyinMeaning
链接 (鏈接)liàn jiēto link; to catenate; link (on a web page); hyperlink
链条 (鏈條)liàn tiáochain; measure word: 根 (gēn), 条 (tiáo)
产业链 (產業鏈)chǎn yè liànindustry value chain
项链 (項鏈)xiàng liànnecklace; 条 (tiáo)
供应链 (供應鏈)gōng yìng liànsupply chain
拉链 (拉鏈)lā liànzipper
全球quán qiúthe whole world; worldwide; global
足球zú qiúsoccer; football; a soccer ball; a football
细菌 (細菌)xì jūnbacterium; germ

See also: Japanese symbol for “streptococcus”.

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.