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Chinese symbol for “tempest”

风潮
fēng cháo
Traditional: 風潮
tempest; wave (of popular sentiment etc); craze or fad

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tempest is 风潮 (fēng cháo), defined as: tempest; wave (of popular sentiment etc); craze or fad.

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

风 fēng
wind; air; customs, manners; news
radical 182 ⾵ · 4 strokes
潮 cháo
tide, current; damp, moist, wet
radical 85 ⽔ · 15 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tempest”

WordPinyinMeaning
暴风雨 (暴風雨)bào fēng yǔrainstorm; storm
暴风骤雨 (暴風驟雨)bào fēng zhòu yǔviolent wind and rainstorm; hurricane

Related words

Other words that share a character with 风潮.

WordPinyinMeaning
风险 (風險)fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard
风格 (風格)fēng géstyle
风暴 (風暴)fēng bàostorm; violent commotion
风景 (風景)fēng jǐngscenery; landscape
台风 (臺風)tái fēngstage presence, poise
高潮gāo cháohigh tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity
潮流cháo liútide; current
浪潮làng cháowave; tides

See also: Japanese symbol for “tempest”.

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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