Chinese symbol for “storm”
风暴
fēng bào
Traditional: 風暴
storm; violent commotion; fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for storm is 风暴 (fēng bào), defined as: storm; violent commotion; fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis 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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “storm”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 突袭 (突襲) | tū xí | to raid; to storm; surprise attack |
| 冲锋 (衝鋒) | chōng fēng | to charge (at the enemy); to storm (an enemy position) |
| 波 | bō | wave; ripple |
| 暴风 (暴風) | bào fēng | windstorm; (meteorology) storm (force 11 wind) |
| 暴风雨 (暴風雨) | bào fēng yǔ | rainstorm; storm |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 风暴.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 风险 (風險) | fēng xiǎn | risk; hazard |
| 风格 (風格) | fēng gé | style |
| 风景 (風景) | fēng jǐng | scenery; landscape |
| 台风 (臺風) | tái fēng | stage presence, poise |
| 暴力 | bào lì | violence; force |
| 暴露 | bào lù | to expose; to reveal |
| 暴动 (暴動) | bào dòng | insurrection; rebellion |
| 强暴 (強暴) | qiáng bào | violent; to rape |
See also: Japanese symbol for “storm”.
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.