Chinese symbol for “zit”
痘痘
dòu dòu
pimple; zit; (by extension) acne
The closest CC-CEDICT match for zit is 痘痘 (dòu dòu), defined as: pimple; zit; (by extension) acne.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 痘痘.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青春痘 | qīng chūn dòu | acne |
| 水痘 | shuǐ dòu | chickenpox; Varicella zoster (med.) |
| 牛痘 | niú dòu | cowpox |
| 痘苗 | dòu miáo | vaccine |
| 猴痘 | hóu dòu | monkeypox; mpox |
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.