Chinese symbol for “tempestuous”
澎湃
péng pài
(of the sea etc) surging; tempestuous; (fig.) highly emotional; fervent
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tempestuous is 澎湃 (péng pài), defined as: (of the sea etc) surging; tempestuous; (fig.) highly emotional; fervent.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 澎湃.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心潮澎湃 | xīn cháo péng pài | to be overwhelmed by emotions |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tempestuous”.
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.