Chinese symbol for “kaleidoscope”
万花筒
wàn huā tǒng
Traditional: 萬花筒
kaleidoscope
The closest CC-CEDICT match for kaleidoscope is 万花筒 (wàn huā tǒng), defined as: kaleidoscope.
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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 万花筒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 万人 (萬人) | wàn rén | ten thousand people; all the people |
| 千万 (千萬) | qiān wàn | ten million; countless |
| 百万 (百萬) | bǎi wàn | million |
| 万岁 (萬歲) | wàn suì | Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!; Your Majesty |
| 万一 (萬一) | wàn yī | just in case; if by any chance |
| 万名 (萬名) | wàn míng | all names |
| 花园 (花園) | huā yuán | garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; measure word: 座 (zuò) |
| 花费 (花費) | huā fèi | expense; cost |
| 手电筒 (手電筒) | shǒu diàn tǒng | flashlight; electric hand torch |
See also: Japanese symbol for “kaleidoscope”.
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.