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Chinese symbol for “cirrus”

卷云
juǎn yún
Traditional: 卷雲
cirrus (cloud)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cirrus is 卷云 (juǎn yún), defined as: cirrus (cloud).

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

卷 juǎn
book, scroll, volume; curled up; to curl, to roll
radical 26 ⼙ · 8 strokes
云 yún
cloud; to say, to speak
radical 7 ⼆ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 卷云.

WordPinyinMeaning
卷入 (捲入)juǎn rùto be drawn into; to be involved in
席卷 (席捲)xí juǎnto engulf; to sweep
问卷 (問卷)wèn juànquestionnaire; measure word: 份 (fèn)
试卷 (試卷)shì juànexamination paper; test paper
龙卷风 (龍捲風)lóng juǎn fēngtornado; hurricane
卷烟 (卷煙)juǎn yāncigarette; cigar
风云 (風雲)fēng yúnweather; unstable situation
白云 (白雲)bái yúnwhite cloud

See also: Japanese symbol for “cirrus”.

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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