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Chinese symbol for “tryptophan”

色胺酸
sè àn suān
(Tw) tryptophan

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tryptophan is 色胺酸 (sè àn suān), defined as: (Tw) tryptophan.

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

色 sè
color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
radical 139 ⾊ · 6 strokes
胺 àn
amine
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes
酸 suān
tart, sour; spoiled; acid
radical 164 ⾣ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 色胺酸.

WordPinyinMeaning
角色jué sèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
特色tè sèa characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality
颜色 (顏色)yán sècolor; countenance
绿色 (綠色)lǜ sègreen
红色 (紅色)hóng sèred (color); revolutionary
黑色hēi sèblack
三聚氰胺sān jù qíng ànmelamine C3H6N6
多巴胺duō bā àndopamine
氨基酸ān jī suānamino acid

See also: Japanese symbol for “tryptophan”.

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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