Chinese symbol for “counterclockwise”
逆时针
nì shí zhēn
Traditional: 逆時針
counterclockwise
The closest CC-CEDICT match for counterclockwise is 逆时针 (nì shí zhēn), defined as: counterclockwise.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “counterclockwise”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 逆时针.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逆转 (逆轉) | nì zhuǎn | to turn back; to reverse |
| 叛逆 | pàn nì | to rebel; to revolt |
| 逆向 | nì xiàng | backwards; reverse direction |
| 逆袭 (逆襲) | nì xí | to counterattack; to strike back; (neologism, attested by 2008) (of an underdog) to go on the offensive; to make an improbable comeback |
| 可逆 | kě nì | reversible; (math.) invertible |
| 逆境 | nì jìng | adversity; predicament |
| 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 “counterclockwise”.
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.