Chinese symbol for “clockwise”
顺时针
shùn shí zhēn
Traditional: 順時針
clockwise
The closest CC-CEDICT match for clockwise is 顺时针 (shùn shí zhēn), defined as: clockwise.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “clockwise”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 顺时针.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顺利 (順利) | shùn lì | smoothly; without a hitch |
| 顺序 (順序) | shùn xù | sequence; order |
| 顺便 (順便) | shùn biàn | conveniently; in passing |
| 顺着 (順著) | shùn zhe | to follow; following |
| 顺应 (順應) | shùn yìng | to comply with; to conform to; to adapt to; to go along with; in tune with |
| 顺从 (順從) | shùn cóng | obedient; to comply |
| 时间 (時間) | shí jiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time |
| 时候 (時候) | shí hou | time; length of time |
| 针对 (針對) | zhēn duì | to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to |
See also: Japanese symbol for “clockwise”.
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.