Chinese symbol for “glider”

滑翔机

huá xiáng jī

Traditional: 滑翔機

glider

The closest CC-CEDICT match for glider is 滑翔机 (huá xiáng jī), defined as: glider.

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

滑 huá

to slip, to slide; slippery, polished

radical 85 ⽔ · 13 strokes

翔 xiáng

to soar, to hover, to glide

radical 124 ⽻ · 12 strokes

机 jī

desk; machine; moment, opportunity

radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

機 jī

Related words

Other words that share a character with 滑翔机.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
下滑	xià huá	to slide down (a slope etc); (fig.) to decline
滑雪	huá xuě	to ski; skiing
滑稽	huá jī	comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
光滑	guāng huá	smooth
滑动 (滑動)	huá dòng	to slide; sliding movement
滑坡	huá pō	rockslide; landslip
飞翔 (飛翔)	fēi xiáng	to circle in the air; to soar
翔实 (翔實)	xiáng shí	complete and accurate
机构 (機構)	jī gòu	mechanism; structure

See also: Japanese symbol for “glider”.

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.