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Chinese symbol for “elements”

风雨
fēng yǔ
Traditional: 風雨
wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships

The closest CC-CEDICT match for elements is 风雨 (fēng yǔ), defined as: wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships.

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

风 fēng
wind; air; customs, manners; news
radical 182 ⾵ · 4 strokes
雨 yǔ
rain
radical 173 ⾬ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 风雨.

WordPinyinMeaning
风险 (風險)fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard
风格 (風格)fēng géstyle
风暴 (風暴)fēng bàostorm; violent commotion
风景 (風景)fēng jǐngscenery; landscape
台风 (臺風)tái fēngstage presence, poise
下雨xià yǔto rain
大雨dà yǔheavy rain; 场 (cháng)
暴雨bào yǔtorrential rain; rainstorm

See also: Japanese symbol for “elements”.

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.