Chinese symbol for “synapse”
突触
tū chù
Traditional: 突觸
synapse
The closest CC-CEDICT match for synapse is 突触 (tū chù), defined as: synapse.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 突触.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 冲突 (衝突) | chōng tū | conflict; to conflict |
| 突破 | tū pò | to break through; to make a breakthrough |
| 突出 | tū chū | prominent; outstanding |
| 突击 (突擊) | tū jī | sudden and violent attack; assault |
| 突发 (突發) | tū fā | to occur suddenly |
| 接触 (接觸) | jiē chù | to touch; to contact |
| 触及 (觸及) | chù jí | to touch (physically, one's feelings etc); to touch on (a topic) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “synapse”.
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.