Chinese symbol for “hover”
悬停
xuán tíng
Traditional: 懸停
to hover (helicopter, computer mouse etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hover is 悬停 (xuán tíng), defined as: to hover (helicopter, computer mouse etc).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “hover”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 漂浮 | piāo fú | to float; to hover |
| 盘旋 (盤旋) | pán xuán | to spiral; to circle |
| 飘浮 (飄浮) | piāo fú | to float; to hover |
| 萦绕 (縈繞) | yíng rào | to linger on; to hover |
| 腾 (騰) | téng | (bound form) to gallop; to prance; (bound form) to soar; to hover |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 悬停.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悬挂 (懸掛) | xuán guà | to suspend; to hang |
| 悬崖 (懸崖) | xuán yá | precipice; overhanging cliff |
| 悬殊 (懸殊) | xuán shū | vastly different; poles apart |
| 悬赏 (懸賞) | xuán shǎng | to offer a reward; bounty |
| 悬浮 (懸浮) | xuán fú | to float (in the air etc); suspension |
| 悬念 (懸念) | xuán niàn | suspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare |
| 停止 | tíng zhǐ | to stop; to halt; to cease |
| 不停 | bù tíng | incessant |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hover”.
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.