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Chinese symbol for “tapeworm”

绦虫
tāo chóng
Traditional: 絛蟲
tapeworm

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tapeworm is 绦虫 (tāo chóng), defined as: tapeworm.

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

绦 tāo
silk cord; sash, ribbon, cord
radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes
虫 chóng
insect, worm; mollusk
radical 142 ⾍ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tapeworm”

WordPinyinMeaning
有钩绦虫 (有鉤絛蟲)yǒu gōu tāo chóngtapeworm (Taenia solium)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 绦虫.

WordPinyinMeaning
有钩绦虫 (有鉤絛蟲)yǒu gōu tāo chóngtapeworm (Taenia solium)
无钩绦虫 (無鉤絛蟲)wú gōu tāo chóngbeef tapeworm
绦子 (絛子)tāo zisilk ribbon or braid; lace or embroidery used for hemming
绦带 (絛帶)tāo dàisilk ribbon; silk braid
绦纶 (絛綸)dí lúnvariant of 涤纶 (dí lún)
昆虫 (昆蟲)kūn chónginsect; 只 (zhī),群 (qún),堆 (duī)
杀虫剂 (殺蟲劑)shā chóng jìinsecticide; pesticide
寄生虫 (寄生蟲)jì shēng chóngparasite (biology); (fig.) freeloader

See also: Japanese symbol for “tapeworm”.

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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