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Chinese symbol for “thorax”

胸廓
xiōng kuò
thorax

The closest CC-CEDICT match for thorax is 胸廓 (xiōng kuò), defined as: thorax.

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

胸 xiōng
breast, bosom; heart, mind
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes
廓 kuò
broad, wide; open; empty; outline
radical 53 ⼴ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “thorax”

WordPinyinMeaning
胸xiōngchest; bosom

Related words

Other words that share a character with 胸廓.

WordPinyinMeaning
胸部xiōng bùchest; bosom
胸口xiōng kǒuchest
胸前xiōng qián(on the) chest; bosom
胸罩xiōng zhàobrassiere (underwear); bra
胸怀 (胸懷)xiōng huáione's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast
胸围 (胸圍)xiōng wéichest measurement; bust
轮廓 (輪廓)lún kuòoutline; silhouette
廓清kuò qīngto clear up; to wipe out

See also: Japanese symbol for “thorax”.

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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