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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.

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

习 xí
to study, to practice; habit
radical 5 ⼄ · 3 strokes
习
习 xí
to study, to practice; habit
radical 5 ⼄ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “flying”

WordPinyinMeaning
𬸣 (鶱)xiān(literary) (adjective) (of birds) flying; soaring

Related words

Other words that share a character with 习习.

WordPinyinMeaning
学习 (學習)xué xíto learn; to study
习惯 (習慣)xí guànhabit; custom
练习 (練習)liàn xíto practice; exercise
实习 (實習)shí xíto practice; field work
习俗 (習俗)xí súcustom; 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.

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