Chinese symbol for “curl”
卷曲
juǎn qū
Traditional: 捲曲
to curl (hair); to crimp; to roll up; curly
The closest CC-CEDICT match for curl is 卷曲 (juǎn qū), defined as: to curl (hair); to crimp; to roll up; curly.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “curl”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鬈 | quán | to curl; curled |
| 拳曲 | quán qū | to curl |
| 发卷 (髮捲) | fà juǎn | hair roller; curl (of hair) |
| 卷边 (捲邊) | juǎn biān | to hem; hem |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 卷曲.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卷入 (捲入) | juǎn rù | to be drawn into; to be involved in |
| 席卷 (席捲) | xí juǎn | to engulf; to sweep |
| 问卷 (問卷) | wèn juàn | questionnaire; measure word: 份 (fèn) |
| 试卷 (試卷) | shì juàn | examination paper; test paper |
| 龙卷风 (龍捲風) | lóng juǎn fēng | tornado; hurricane |
| 卷烟 (卷煙) | juǎn yān | cigarette; cigar |
| 歌曲 | gē qǔ | song |
| 曲线 (曲線) | qū xiàn | curve; curved line |
See also: Japanese symbol for “curl”.
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.