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Chinese symbol for “downpour”

倾盆大雨
qīng pén dà yǔ
Traditional: 傾盆大雨
(idiom) a downpour; rain bucketing down

The closest CC-CEDICT match for downpour is 倾盆大雨 (qīng pén dà yǔ), defined as: (idiom) a downpour; rain bucketing down.

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

倾 qīng
to upset, to pour out, to overflow
radical 9 ⼈ · 10 strokes
盆 pén
basin, bowl, pot, tub
radical 108 ⽫ · 9 strokes
大 dà
big, great, vast, high, deep
radical 37 ⼤ · 3 strokes
雨 yǔ
rain
radical 173 ⾬ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “downpour”

WordPinyinMeaning
倾盆 (傾盆)qīng péna downpour; rain bucketing down
瓢泼大雨 (瓢潑大雨)piáo pō dà yǔdownpour (idiom)
雨幕yǔ mùcurtain of rain; downpour

Related words

Other words that share a character with 倾盆大雨.

WordPinyinMeaning
倾向 (傾向)qīng xiàngtrend; tendency
倾斜 (傾斜)qīng xiéto incline; to lean
倾听 (傾聽)qīng tīngto listen attentively
右倾 (右傾)yòu qīngright-wing; reactionary
倾诉 (傾訴)qīng sùto say everything (that is on one's mind)
倾倒 (傾倒)qīng dǎoto topple over; to fall over; to greatly admire; to prostrate oneself before
盆地pén dì(geography) basin; depression
盆栽pén zāito grow (a plant) in a pot; potted plant (sometimes refers specifically to a bonsai plant)
大学 (大學)dà xuéuniversity; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ)
下雨xià yǔto rain

See also: Japanese symbol for “downpour”.

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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