Chinese symbol for “turbine”
涡轮
wō lún
Traditional: 渦輪
turbine
The closest CC-CEDICT match for turbine is 涡轮 (wō lún), defined as: turbine.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “turbine”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 涡轮.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 漩涡 (漩渦) | xuán wō | whirlpool; eddy |
| 旋涡 (旋渦) | xuán wō | spiral; whirlpool |
| 涡流 (渦流) | wō liú | (electronics) eddy current |
| 涡旋 (渦旋) | wō xuán | eddy; vortex |
| 涡扇 (渦扇) | wō shàn | turbofan |
| 轮胎 (輪胎) | lún tāi | tire; pneumatic tire |
| 一轮 (一輪) | yī lún | first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) |
| 轮流 (輪流) | lún liú | to alternate; to take turns |
See also: Japanese symbol for “turbine”.
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.