Chinese symbol for “overturn”
倾
qīng
Traditional: 傾
to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend
The closest CC-CEDICT match for overturn is 倾 (qīng), defined as: to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out.
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
Other Chinese words for “overturn”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 翻覆 | fān fù | to overturn (a vehicle); to capsize; to turn upside down; to change completely |
| 打翻 | dǎ fān | to overturn; to overthrow |
| 翻倒 | fān dǎo | to overturn; to overthrow |
| 翻过来 (翻過來) | fān guò lái | to overturn; to turn upside down |
| 翻 | fān | to turn over; to flip over |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 倾.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倾向 (傾向) | qīng xiàng | trend; tendency |
| 倾斜 (傾斜) | qīng xié | to incline; to lean |
| 倾听 (傾聽) | qīng tīng | to listen attentively |
| 右倾 (右傾) | yòu qīng | right-wing; reactionary |
| 倾诉 (傾訴) | qīng sù | to say everything (that is on one's mind) |
| 倾倒 (傾倒) | qīng dǎo | to topple over; to fall over; to greatly admire; to prostrate oneself before |
See also: Japanese symbol for “overturn”.
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.