新冠 Traditional form: 新冠 Pinyin (reading): xīnguān Definitions: novel coronavirus (abbr. for 新型冠狀病毒/新型冠状病毒 (xīnxíngguānzhuàngbìngdú)) (esp. SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19) Characters: 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern 冠 - cap, crown, headgear Traditional characters: 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern 冠 - cap, crown, headgear