Chinese symbol for “reflex”

折转

zhé zhuǎn

Traditional: 折轉

reflex (angle); to turn back

The closest CC-CEDICT match for reflex is 折转 (zhé zhuǎn), defined as: reflex (angle); to turn back.

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

折 zhé

to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble

radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes

转 zhuǎn

to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail

radical 159 ⾞ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

轉 zhuǎn

Other Chinese words for “reflex”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
反射	fǎn shè	to reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc)
反射作用	fǎn shè zuò yòng	reflex; reflection

Related words

Other words that share a character with 折转.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
折磨	zhé mó	to torment; to torture
挫折	cuò zhé	setback; reverse
折腾 (折騰)	zhē teng	to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again
曲折	qū zhé	winding; (fig.) complicated
折扣	zhé kòu	discount
转折 (轉折)	zhuǎn zhé	shift in the trend of events; turnaround
转移 (轉移)	zhuǎn yí	to shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc)
转变 (轉變)	zhuǎn biàn	to change; to transform

See also: Japanese symbol for “reflex”.

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.