Chinese symbol for “typhus”

斑疹伤寒

bān zhěn shāng hán

Traditional: 斑疹傷寒

typhus

The closest CC-CEDICT match for typhus is 斑疹伤寒 (bān zhěn shāng hán), defined as: typhus.

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

斑 bān

freckled, mottled, spotted, striped

radical 67 ⽂ · 12 strokes

疹 zhěn

rash, measles; fever

radical 104 ⽧ · 10 strokes

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

傷 shāng

Related words

Other words that share a character with 斑疹伤寒.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
斑点 (斑點)	bān diǎn	spot; stain
斑马 (斑馬)	bān mǎ	zebra; measure word: 匹 (pǐ)
斑斑	bān bān	full of stains or spots
黑斑	hēi bān	dark spot or blotch on the skin
斑纹 (斑紋)	bān wén	stripe; streak
雀斑	què bān	freckles
疱疹 (皰疹)	pào zhěn	blister; bleb (watery blister)
麻疹	má zhěn	measles
伤害 (傷害)	shāng hài	to injure; to harm
寒冷	hán lěng	cold (climate); frigid

See also: Japanese symbol for “typhus”.

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.