Chinese symbol for “fling”
掼
guàn
Traditional: 摜
to fling; to fall; to wear
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fling is 掼 (guàn), defined as: to fling; to fall; to wear.
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 “fling”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抛 (拋) | pāo | to throw; to toss |
| 甩 | shuǎi | to throw; to fling |
| 拽 | zhuāi | to throw; to fling |
| 抡 (掄) | lūn | to swing (one's arms, a heavy object); to wave (a sword, one's fists) |
| 撺 (攛) | cuān | rush; stir up |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 掼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掼奶油 (摜奶油) | guàn nǎi yóu | whipped cream |
| 掼蛋 (摜蛋) | guàn dàn | guandan (a popular poker game that originated in Jiangsu province, China) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fling”.
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.