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Chinese symbol for “convection”

对流
duì liú
Traditional: 對流
convection

The closest CC-CEDICT match for convection is 对流 (duì liú), defined as: convection.

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

对 duì
correct, right; facing, opposed
radical 41 ⼨ · 5 strokes
流 liú
to flow, to drift, to circulate; class
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 对流.

WordPinyinMeaning
对于 (對於)duì yúregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
反对 (反對)fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to
绝对 (絕對)jué duìabsolute; unconditional
针对 (針對)zhēn duìto target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
面对 (面對)miàn duìto face; to confront
相对 (相對)xiāng duìrelatively; opposite
交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange
流行liú xíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable

See also: Japanese symbol for “convection”.

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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