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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).

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

悬 xuán
to hang, to hoist, to suspend; hung
radical 61 ⼼ · 11 strokes
停 tíng
to suspend, to halt, to delay; suitable
radical 9 ⼈ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “hover”

WordPinyinMeaning
漂浮piāo fúto float; to hover
盘旋 (盤旋)pán xuánto spiral; to circle
飘浮 (飄浮)piāo fúto float; to hover
萦绕 (縈繞)yíng ràoto 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.

WordPinyinMeaning
悬挂 (懸掛)xuán guàto suspend; to hang
悬崖 (懸崖)xuán yáprecipice; overhanging cliff
悬殊 (懸殊)xuán shūvastly different; poles apart
悬赏 (懸賞)xuán shǎngto offer a reward; bounty
悬浮 (懸浮)xuán fúto float (in the air etc); suspension
悬念 (懸念)xuán niànsuspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare
停止tíng zhǐto stop; to halt; to cease
不停bù tíngincessant

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.

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