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Chinese symbol for “curved”

弯弯曲曲
wān wān qū qū
Traditional: 彎彎曲曲
curved; meandering; zigzagging

The closest CC-CEDICT match for curved is 弯弯曲曲 (wān wān qū qū), defined as: curved; meandering; zigzagging.

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

弯 wān
bend, curve, turn
radical 57 ⼸ · 9 strokes
弯
弯 wān
bend, curve, turn
radical 57 ⼸ · 9 strokes
曲 qū
crooked, bent; wrong, false
radical 73 ⽈ · 6 strokes
曲
曲 qū
crooked, bent; wrong, false
radical 73 ⽈ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “curved”

WordPinyinMeaning
弯曲 (彎曲)wān qūto bend; to curve around

Related words

Other words that share a character with 弯弯曲曲.

WordPinyinMeaning
弯曲 (彎曲)wān qūto bend; to curve around
转弯 (轉彎)zhuǎn wānto turn; to go around a corner
弯腰 (彎腰)wān yāoto stoop
弯道 (彎道)wān dàowinding road; road curve
弯路 (彎路)wān lùwinding road; roundabout route
急转弯 (急轉彎)jí zhuǎn wānto make a sudden turn
歌曲gē qǔsong
曲线 (曲線)qū xiàncurve; curved line
扭曲niǔ qūto twist; to warp

See also: Japanese symbol for “curved”.

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.