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Chinese symbol for “blitz”

闪电战
shǎn diàn zhàn
Traditional: 閃電戰
blitzkrieg; blitz

The closest CC-CEDICT match for blitz is 闪电战 (shǎn diàn zhàn), defined as: blitzkrieg; blitz.

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

闪 shǎn
flash, lightning; to dodge, to evade
radical 169 ⾨ · 5 strokes
电 diàn
electricity; electric; lightning
radical 102 ⽥ · 5 strokes
战 zhàn
war, fighting, battle
radical 62 ⼽ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 闪电战.

WordPinyinMeaning
闪电 (閃電)shǎn diànlightning; measure word: 道 (dào)
闪亮 (閃亮)shǎn liàngbrilliant; shiny
闪耀 (閃耀)shǎn yàoto glint; to glitter
闪烁 (閃爍)shǎn shuòto glisten; to glitter; to twinkle; to flicker; to be evasive; to equivocate
闪光 (閃光)shǎn guāngflash
闪闪 (閃閃)shǎn shǎnflickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering
电影 (電影)diàn yǐngmovie; film; measure word: 部 (bù)
电话 (電話)diàn huàtelephone; measure word: 部 (bù)
战争 (戰爭)zhàn zhēngwar; conflict; 场 (cháng),次 (cì)

See also: Japanese symbol for “blitz”.

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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