Chinese symbol for “flutter”
飞舞
fēi wǔ
Traditional: 飛舞
to flutter; to dance in the breeze
The closest CC-CEDICT match for flutter is 飞舞 (fēi wǔ), defined as: to flutter; to dance in the breeze.
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 “flutter”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飘 (飄) | piāo | to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft; complacent; frivolous |
| 招展 | zhāo zhǎn | to flutter; to sway |
| 扑 (撲) | pū | to throw oneself at; to pounce on |
| 扬 (揚) | yáng | to raise; to hoist |
| 忽悠 | hū you | to rock; to sway |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 飞舞.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飞机 (飛機) | fēi jī | airplane; measure word: 架 (jià) |
| 飞行 (飛行) | fēi xíng | to fly; flight |
| 起飞 (起飛) | qǐ fēi | (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly |
| 飞行员 (飛行員) | fēi xíng yuán | pilot; aviator |
| 飞弹 (飛彈) | fēi dàn | (Tw) missile; stray bullet |
| 飞船 (飛船) | fēi chuán | spaceship; spacecraft |
| 舞台 (舞臺) | wǔ tái | (lit. and fig.) stage; arena |
| 舞蹈 | wǔ dǎo | dance (performance art); dancing |
See also: Japanese symbol for “flutter”.
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.