Chinese symbol for “flying”
习习
xí xí
Traditional: 習習
(of the wind) blowing gently; abundant; flying
The closest CC-CEDICT match for flying is 习习 (xí xí), defined as: (of the wind) blowing gently; abundant; flying.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “flying”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 𬸣 (鶱) | xiān | (literary) (adjective) (of birds) flying; soaring |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 习习.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学习 (學習) | xué xí | to learn; to study |
| 习惯 (習慣) | xí guàn | habit; custom |
| 练习 (練習) | liàn xí | to practice; exercise |
| 实习 (實習) | shí xí | to practice; field work |
| 习俗 (習俗) | xí sú | custom; tradition |
| 演习 (演習) | yǎn xí | (military, firefighting etc) (verb and noun) drill; exercise; maneuver |
See also: Japanese symbol for “flying”.
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.