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Chinese symbol for “swoon”

晕
yūn
Traditional: 暈
confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint

The closest CC-CEDICT match for swoon is 晕 (yūn), defined as: confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness.

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

晕 yūn
dizzy, faint, foggy; to see stars
radical 72 ⽇ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “swoon”

WordPinyinMeaning
殑qíngswoon
晕倒 (暈倒)yūn dǎoto faint; to swoon
殚闷 (殫悶)dān mènto faint; to swoon

Related words

Other words that share a character with 晕.

WordPinyinMeaning
头晕 (頭暈)tóu yūndizzy
晕倒 (暈倒)yūn dǎoto faint; to swoon
晕眩 (暈眩)yūn xuànto feel dizzy; dizziness
眩晕 (眩暈)xuàn yùnvertigo; dizziness
晕车 (暈車)yùn chēto be carsick
电晕 (電暈)diàn yùncorona discharge

See also: Japanese symbol for “swoon”.

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.

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