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Chinese symbol for “tsunami”

海啸
hǎi xiào
Traditional: 海嘯
tsunami

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tsunami is 海啸 (hǎi xiào), defined as: tsunami.

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

海 hǎi
sea, ocean; maritime
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes
啸 xiào
to roar, to howl; to scream; to whistle
radical 30 ⼝ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 海啸.

WordPinyinMeaning
海外hǎi wàioverseas; abroad
海军 (海軍)hǎi jūnnavy
海洋hǎi yángocean
海上hǎi shàngmaritime
沿海yán hǎicoastal
海岸hǎi àncoastal; seacoast
呼啸 (呼嘯)hū xiàoto whistle; to scream; to whiz
呼啸而过 (呼嘯而過)hū xiào ér guòto whistle past; to hurtle past

See also: Japanese symbol for “tsunami”.

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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