Chinese symbol for “subcutaneous”
皮下
pí xià
under the skin; subcutaneous (injection)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for subcutaneous is 皮下 (pí xià), defined as: under the skin; subcutaneous (injection).
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 皮下.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皮肤 (皮膚) | pí fū | skin; 层 (céng),块 (kuài) |
| 皮革 | pí gé | leather; 张 (zhāng) |
| 皮带 (皮帶) | pí dài | strap; leather belt |
| 调皮 (調皮) | tiáo pí | naughty; mischievous |
| 皮鞋 | pí xié | leather shoes |
| 白皮书 (白皮書) | bái pí shū | white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation); white book |
| 一下 | yī xià | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | that level or lower; that amount or less |
See also: Japanese symbol for “subcutaneous”.
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.