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Chinese symbol for “avalanche”

雪崩
xuě bēng
avalanche

The closest CC-CEDICT match for avalanche is 雪崩 (xuě bēng), defined as: avalanche.

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

雪 xuě
snow; wipe away shame, avenge
radical 173 ⾬ · 11 strokes
崩 bēng
to rupture, to split apart; to collapse; death, demise
radical 46 ⼭ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “avalanche”

WordPinyinMeaning
走山zǒu shānlandslide; avalanche

Related words

Other words that share a character with 雪崩.

WordPinyinMeaning
滑雪huá xuěto ski; skiing
冰雪bīng xuěice and snow
雪山xuě shānsnow-capped mountain
雪球xuě qiúsnowball
雪白xuě báisnow white
雪花xuě huāsnowflake
崩溃 (崩潰)bēng kuìto collapse; to crumble; to fall apart
崩塌bēng tātalus slide; to crumble (of scree slope)

See also: Japanese symbol for “avalanche”.

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.