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Chinese symbol for “tornado”

龙卷风
lóng juǎn fēng
Traditional: 龍捲風
tornado; hurricane; twister; cyclone

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tornado is 龙卷风 (lóng juǎn fēng), defined as: tornado; hurricane; twister; cyclone.

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

龙 lóng
dragon; symbol of the emperor
radical 212 ⿓ · 5 strokes
卷 juǎn
book, scroll, volume; curled up; to curl, to roll
radical 26 ⼙ · 8 strokes
风 fēng
wind; air; customs, manners; news
radical 182 ⾵ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tornado”

WordPinyinMeaning
龙卷 (龍捲)lóng juǎntornado; waterspout
旋风 (旋風)xuàn fēngwhirlwind; tornado

Related words

Other words that share a character with 龙卷风.

WordPinyinMeaning
龙头 (龍頭)lóng tóufaucet; tap; bicycle handlebar
恐龙 (恐龍)kǒng lóngdinosaur (头 (tóu),只 (zhī)); (old) (slang) ugly person
沙龙 (沙龍)shā lóngsalon (loanword)
青龙 (青龍)qīng lóng(slang) man lacking pubic hair; (mahjong) full straight (123, 456, 789 in one suit)
成龙 (成龍)chéng lóngto succeed in life; to become somebody
卷入 (捲入)juǎn rùto be drawn into; to be involved in
席卷 (席捲)xí juǎnto engulf; to sweep
问卷 (問卷)wèn juànquestionnaire; measure word: 份 (fèn)
风险 (風險)fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard

See also: Japanese symbol for “tornado”.

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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