Chinese symbol for “flip”
空翻
kōng fān
flip; somersault
The closest CC-CEDICT match for flip is 空翻 (kōng fān), defined as: flip; somersault.
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
Other Chinese words for “flip”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弹 (彈) | tán | to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument) |
| 投掷 (投擲) | tóu zhì | to throw sth a long distance; to hurl |
| 翻转 (翻轉) | fān zhuǎn | to roll; to turn over |
| 翻腾 (翻騰) | fān téng | (of water, waves, emotions etc) to churn; to surge; to seethe; to somersault; to tumble; to flip |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 空翻.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 空间 (空間) | kōng jiān | space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway |
| 航空 | háng kōng | aviation |
| 空气 (空氣) | kōng qì | air; atmosphere |
| 天空 | tiān kōng | sky |
| 空中 | kōng zhōng | in the sky; in the air |
| 太空 | tài kōng | outer space |
| 翻译 (翻譯) | fān yì | to translate; to interpret |
| 推翻 | tuī fān | to overthrow |
See also: Japanese symbol for “flip”.
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.