Chinese symbol for “engulf”
席卷
xí juǎn
Traditional: 席捲
to engulf; to sweep; to carry away everything
The closest CC-CEDICT match for engulf is 席卷 (xí juǎn), defined as: to engulf; to sweep; to carry away everything.
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 “engulf”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 埋没 (埋沒) | mái mò | to engulf; to bury |
| 卷 | juǎn | to roll up; (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation) |
| 吞噬 | tūn shì | to swallow; to engulf |
| 吞没 (吞沒) | tūn mò | to embezzle; to swallow up |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 席卷.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主席 | zhǔ xí | chairperson; premier |
| 出席 | chū xí | to attend; to participate |
| 首席 | shǒu xí | seat of honor; chief (representative, correspondent etc) |
| 缺席 | quē xí | to be absent |
| 主席团 (主席團) | zhǔ xí tuán | presidium |
| 席位 | xí wèi | a seat (in a theater, stadium etc); parliamentary or congressional seat |
| 卷入 (捲入) | juǎn rù | to be drawn into; to be involved in |
| 问卷 (問卷) | wèn juàn | questionnaire; measure word: 份 (fèn) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “engulf”.
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.