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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

Related words

Other words that share a character with 斑疹伤寒.

WordPinyinMeaning
斑点 (斑點)bān diǎnspot; stain
斑马 (斑馬)bān mǎzebra; measure word: 匹 (pǐ)
斑斑bān bānfull of stains or spots
黑斑hēi bāndark spot or blotch on the skin
斑纹 (斑紋)bān wénstripe; streak
雀斑què bānfreckles
疱疹 (皰疹)pào zhěnblister; bleb (watery blister)
麻疹má zhěnmeasles
伤害 (傷害)shāng hàito injure; to harm
寒冷hán lěngcold (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.

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