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Chinese symbol for “thymus”

胸腺
xiōng xiàn
thymus

The closest CC-CEDICT match for thymus is 胸腺 (xiōng xiàn), defined as: thymus.

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
腺 xiàn
gland
radical 130 ⾁ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 胸腺.

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
乳腺癌rǔ xiàn áibreast cancer
甲状腺 (甲狀腺)jiǎ zhuàng xiàn(anatomy) thyroid gland

See also: Japanese symbol for “thymus”.

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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