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Chinese symbol for “typhoid”

伤寒
shāng hán
Traditional: 傷寒
typhoid

The closest CC-CEDICT match for typhoid is 伤寒 (shāng hán), defined as: typhoid.

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

伤 shāng
to injure, to harm; wound, injury; to fall ill
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
寒 hán
chilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble
radical 40 ⼧ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “typhoid”

WordPinyinMeaning
伤寒症 (傷寒症)shāng hán zhèngtyphoid

Related words

Other words that share a character with 伤寒.

WordPinyinMeaning
伤害 (傷害)shāng hàito injure; to harm
受伤 (受傷)shòu shāngto sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc)
伤心 (傷心)shāng xīnto grieve; to be broken-hearted
悲伤 (悲傷)bēi shāngsad; sorrowful
伤亡 (傷亡)shāng wángcasualties; injuries and deaths
伤口 (傷口)shāng kǒuwound; cut
寒冷hán lěngcold (climate); frigid
寒冬hán dōngcold winter

See also: Japanese symbol for “typhoid”.

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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