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Chinese symbol for “cartwheel”

侧手翻
cè shǒu fān
Traditional: 側手翻
(gymnastics) cartwheel; to do a cartwheel

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cartwheel is 侧手翻 (cè shǒu fān), defined as: (gymnastics) cartwheel; to do a cartwheel.

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

侧 cè
side; to slant, to lean, to incline
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes
手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes
翻 fān
to upset, to capsize, to flip over
radical 124 ⽻ · 18 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “cartwheel”

WordPinyinMeaning
横筋斗 (橫筋斗)héng jīn dǒucartwheel

Related words

Other words that share a character with 侧手翻.

WordPinyinMeaning
两侧 (兩側)liǎng cètwo sides; both sides
东侧 (東側)dōng cèeast side; east face
侧面 (側面)cè miànlateral side; side
西侧 (西側)xī cèwest side; west face
右侧 (右側)yòu cèright side
左侧 (左側)zuǒ cèleft side
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability
翻译 (翻譯)fān yìto translate; to interpret

See also: Japanese symbol for “cartwheel”.

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.