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Chinese symbol for “downwind”

迎风
yíng fēng
Traditional: 迎風
in the wind; facing the wind; downwind

The closest CC-CEDICT match for downwind is 迎风 (yíng fēng), defined as: in the wind; facing the wind; downwind.

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

迎 yíng
to welcome, to receive, to greet
radical 162 ⾡ · 8 strokes
风 fēng
wind; air; customs, manners; news
radical 182 ⾵ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “downwind”

WordPinyinMeaning
下风 (下風)xià fēngleeward; downwind

Related words

Other words that share a character with 迎风.

WordPinyinMeaning
欢迎 (歡迎)huān yíngto welcome; welcome
迎接yíng jiēto welcome; to greet
受欢迎 (受歡迎)shòu huān yíngto be popular; to be well-liked; to be warmly received
迎来 (迎來)yíng láito welcome (a visitor or newcomer); (fig.) to usher in
迎战 (迎戰)yíng zhànto meet the enemy head-on
迎合yíng héto cater to; to pander to
风险 (風險)fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard
风格 (風格)fēng géstyle

See also: Japanese symbol for “downwind”.

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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