Chinese symbol for “leviathan”
利维坦
lì wéi tǎn
Traditional: 利維坦
(loanword) leviathan
The closest CC-CEDICT match for leviathan is 利维坦 (lì wéi tǎn), defined as: (loanword) leviathan.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “leviathan”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 利维坦.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 利用 | lì yòng | to exploit; to make use of |
| 权利 (權利) | quán lì | right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth |
| 利益 | lì yì | benefit; (in sb's) interest |
| 胜利 (勝利) | shèng lì | victory; 个 (gè) |
| 福利 | fú lì | benefit (provided by an employer or organization); (social) welfare |
| 顺利 (順利) | shùn lì | smoothly; without a hitch |
| 维护 (維護) | wéi hù | to defend; to safeguard |
| 维持 (維持) | wéi chí | to keep; to maintain; to preserve |
| 坦克 | tǎn kè | (loanword) tank (military vehicle); (derog.) (slang) overweight woman |
See also: Japanese symbol for “leviathan”.
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.